- Barcelona defeated Leganes in their La Liga matchday 31 clash at the Camp Nou
- Messi scored all three goals for the host in this clash
- Nabil El Zhar got a consolation goal for the visitors on the night
Spanish giants Barcelona defeated Leganes in their La Liga matchday 31st clash at the Camp Nou.
The host came in with the bigger moral after completing a 4 - 1 victory over Roma in the Champions League.
And it was the usual suspect Lionel Messi that opened the scoring in the 27th minutes as he showcase his brilliant free kick ability, from a long distance. He hits the ball perfectly and it ended up inside the right post to make the scoreline 1 - 0.
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Messi doubled Barca's lead in the 32nd minute as he took a short pass from Philippe Coutinho in his stride in the box, jinked inside his man and unleashed an unstoppable shot into the bottom left corner to make the scoreline 2 - 0.
The visitors produced a scare for Barca in the 68th minutes as Nabil El Zhar took a great first touch to control a killer pass on the edge of the box and drilled a shot into the bottom left corner in trademark fashion.
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But Lionel Messi took the shine away from Leganes in the 87th minutes as he collected a pass and from inside the box he lifted the ball over Ivan Cuellar, who was off his line to make it 3 - 1 for Barcelona.
In other La Liga clash on Celta Viga thrash Sevilla 4 - 0, Alaves defeated Getafe 2 - 0, Betis womn Eibar 2 - 0.
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Source: Naija.ng
