Barca routs Sociedad on Messi's stunning brace
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December 14, 2010, Tuesday
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LIONEL Messi made brilliance look routine with a stunning double to help Barcelona to a 5-0 win over Real Sociedad that restored the champion's two-point lead over Real Madrid at the top of La Liga on Sunday.
Madrid had gone a point clear thanks to a 3-1 success at bottom side Real Zaragoza, Cristiano Ronaldo blasting in a free-kick between goals from Mesut Ozil and Angel Di Maria.
Barca responded in style with another crushing win, a ninth straight league victory for Pep Guardiola's side that took its goal tally to 26 in its last six matches in all competitions. Messi's brace lifted him to 17 for the season after 15 games, level with Real's Ronaldo.
Barcelona has 40 points to Real Madrid's 38 and the La Liga giants pulled further away at the top of the standings after Villarreal and Espanyol both lost.
Villarreal went down 0-1 at Getafe on Saturday and is eight behind Real, while Espanyol, which squandered the lead to lose 1-2 at Athletic Bilbao on Sunday, is two further back in fourth.
Barca was already two goals to the good at the Nou Camp when Messi bagged his first of the night in the 47th minute after a move of breathtaking skill. He exchanged close passes six times with Brazil full back Daniel Alves as they sliced through the Sociedad defense for the Argentine World Player of the Year to finish coolly past goalkeeper Claudio Bravo.
His pace and trickery were too much for the visitors and he left at least four Sociedad players for dead when he waltzed across the penalty area and clipped the ball into the net for his second and Barca's fourth in the 87th minute.
David Villa had put the side ahead in the ninth minute when Messi sent Pedro clear and the Spain striker diverted his international teammate's cross high into the net. Substitute Bojan Krkic completed the rout in added time.
Madrid had gone a point clear thanks to a 3-1 success at bottom side Real Zaragoza, Cristiano Ronaldo blasting in a free-kick between goals from Mesut Ozil and Angel Di Maria.
Barca responded in style with another crushing win, a ninth straight league victory for Pep Guardiola's side that took its goal tally to 26 in its last six matches in all competitions. Messi's brace lifted him to 17 for the season after 15 games, level with Real's Ronaldo.
Barcelona has 40 points to Real Madrid's 38 and the La Liga giants pulled further away at the top of the standings after Villarreal and Espanyol both lost.
Villarreal went down 0-1 at Getafe on Saturday and is eight behind Real, while Espanyol, which squandered the lead to lose 1-2 at Athletic Bilbao on Sunday, is two further back in fourth.
Barca was already two goals to the good at the Nou Camp when Messi bagged his first of the night in the 47th minute after a move of breathtaking skill. He exchanged close passes six times with Brazil full back Daniel Alves as they sliced through the Sociedad defense for the Argentine World Player of the Year to finish coolly past goalkeeper Claudio Bravo.
His pace and trickery were too much for the visitors and he left at least four Sociedad players for dead when he waltzed across the penalty area and clipped the ball into the net for his second and Barca's fourth in the 87th minute.
David Villa had put the side ahead in the ninth minute when Messi sent Pedro clear and the Spain striker diverted his international teammate's cross high into the net. Substitute Bojan Krkic completed the rout in added time.
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