On this day in 2017, Barcelona secured a 3-2 win in one of the best Clasico's in recent memory at Bernabeu. Messi scored his 500th goal at Barcelona - a last-gasp winner in the injury time.
Messi's winner came after Sergi Roberto made a great run from Barcelona's defense, leading to Alba's low pass across the area as Messi came charging to one-touch the ball into the corner past the diving Keylor Navas. That was Messi's second goal of the game.
That goal left the two rivals level at the top on 75 points but Madrid had one game in hand.
After scoring the goal, Messi showed his jersey to all fans at Bernabeu.
⚽ Casemiro 28'
⚽ Messi 33'
⚽ Rakitic 73'
🟥 Sergio Ramos sent off 77'
⚽ Rodriguez 85'
⚽ Messi 90+2'
In that season's La Liga, Messi scored 37 goals to become the top scorer, 12 more than Ronaldo. Real Madrid claimed the league title with 93 points, three more than Barcelona.
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jamescragl
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karma 🤭
Rashnic/GOAT/CR7
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After that, CR7 kept the whole Nou camp mute [Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
jamescragl
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and then in next clasico😁👍
Rashnic/GOAT/CR7
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And that same year, Real Madrid won la liga and Champions league, what a waste of Messi reaction [Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
raynknight
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On that day , Santiago bernabeu was officially renamed SantiaGo BernaLeo 🐐
Harshit1
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That was The most epic battle of the decade. "El Clasico'
Space_Man
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Madrid fans trying so hard to vindicate themselves by saying Ronaldo did same at the Camp Nou. Nobody remembers that game. For what it was worth Messi's celebration was epic! The emotion in the game, what it meant to the title race, how the Real Madrid players felt after that goal went just adds up to why it was such an epic goal and celebration. Then some Real fans will bring up the Ronaldo's celebration and say revenge is sweet 😂😂. How many time have read an article about that celebration? Zero! Ronaldo never wanted to do that celebration, it was Marcelo's idea.
sehajbains_02
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Football is a bloody hell . You get what you do That KARMA . victory is sweet but revenge is sweeter