The first leg clashes of the last 16 in the Copa del Rey saw Barcelona beat Cordoba while Real Madrid surprisingly lost to a spirited Celta Vigo side.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 were to travel to Nuevo Arcangel for their first leg of the last 16 of the Copa del Rey clash on Wednesday.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 proved to be the difference between the two sides as the Argentine netted twice once again to lead the Blaugranas to a hard fought victory.
The home side started well and took command of the game as they created a number of chances. The finishing was lacking for the home side, and they had to pay for their misfiring as Lionel Messi showed his class with a crucial brace.
Messi scored on both sides of the interval.
His first goal came in the 11th minute as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Villa-c10629 squared a pass and left the Argentine with the task of a simple tap in.
The forward doubled Barcelona’s advantage on the 74th minute mark as he finished off a good Catalan move after a pass by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alexis-Sánchez-c4979.
The win gives Barcelona a 2-0 lead in the first leg, and shifts the power of balance firmly in their favour.
Real Madrid however had to endure a surprise 2-1 defeat by the hands of Celta Vigo.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629 was the man whom Real will owe a lot of thanks, as his goal keeps the Spanish champions still in the tie.
Real were stunned by the energy that the home side brought with them in to the game, and were delivered the first blow of the night when http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mario-Bermejo-c23942 opened the scoring for the home side in the 56th minute, after he side footed a Krohn-Dehli’s
cross.
The home side took the game to the Madrid giants and deservedly doubled their lead in the 78th minute when Bustos scored a cracker from outside of the box.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ronaldo-c31734 gave Madrid a late goal and a hope to still be in the tie, as his 87th minute away goal might prove to be crucial for the visitors of the night.
The Portuguese timed his run brilliantly and finished well after he managed to get behind the Celta defence line.
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