Lionel Messis hat-trick gave Barcelona a 4-3 comeback win against 10-man Real Madrid in a breathtaking Clasico to leave the title race on a knife edge. Barca took a seventh-minute lead at the Bernabeu through Andres Iniesta before a Karim Benzema double and Messis first of the night made it 2-2 at the break. Cristiano Ronaldo put Real ahead from the penalty spot 10 minutes after halftime after he was tripped by Daniel Alves but the match turned when Real skipper Sergio Ramos was sent off for clipping Neymar when he was through on goal. Messi, the all-time top scorer in Clasicos with 21 goals, tucked home the resulting penalty and struck the winner from the spot six minutes from time after Iniesta was bundled down.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 06:40:22 +0000
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