Twitter Reacts As Lionel Messi's Brace Inspires Barcelona To Thrilling 3-2 Win Over Real Madrid 1
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Lionel Messi scored deep into stoppage time as Barcelona kept their hopes of winning the La Liga alive with a last-gasp 3-2 victory over arch-rivals Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday night.

The highly-anticipated game began with full of drama as Cristiano Ronaldo had a penalty appeal turned down when he looked to have been brought down in the box by Samuel Umtiti. Minutes later, the Portugal international forced Marc-Andre ter Stegen into a smart save before Casemiro fired the hosts to the lead after 28 minutes. The Barcelona defenders failed to clear a Toni Kroos corner which fell to Marcelo who crossed the ball into the box from the left side. The ball was met by Ramos but his shot hit the bar before Casemiro tapped in to open the scoring.

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However, the joy was short lived, as Messi, who was left with a bloodied mouth after colliding with Marcelo’s elbow, restored parity five minutes later with a brilliant goal. The Barce star picked a pass from Ivan Rakitic outside the box, before going past Dani Carvajal to slot home.

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Luca Modric then tested Ter Stegen from distance before Gareth Bale limped off the pitch with what appeared to be a calf injury. Messi missed a chance to score his second before the break but he hit his shot wide.

Real began the second bright on a bright note with Ter Stegen tipping Kroos’ shot wide before denying Karim Benzema from close-range with a brilliant save. Ronaldo also missed a golden chance to give his side the lead in the but he only managed to scoop over a brilliant cross from Marco Asensio.

Zinedine Zidane’s men had to pay a hefty price for missing those chances as Rakitic gave the visitors the lead with a unstoppable shot from just outside the box.

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Real’s hopes of making a comeback soon received a huge setback when Sergio Ramos was sent off for a nasty two-footed challenge on Messi. But James Rodriguez seemed to have secured a vital point for his team when he scored from a Marcelo cross five minutes from regulation time.

However, Messi once again left his mark on another Clasico, scoring his 500th goal for Barcelona in the final minute of the stoppage time by curling home Jordi Alba’s cross to give his team the victory and a major boost in the title race.

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Here is how Twitter reacted to the match:

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