Career goal number 600 for Lionel Messi, it was special, it broke another record and it probably won the league for Barcelona.
2017/2018 La Liga
1-0
Match Events
26' GOAL! Barcelona 1-0 Atletico (Messi)
Lionel Messi puts the ball in the net and the home team now lead 1-0.
35' Iniesta is forced off with an injury. An early change for Barca, and evidently, Iniesta hasn’t been able to overcome that hamstring niggle. He is making way, with Andre Gomes coming on.
54' Despite Atleti’s renewed attacking vigour, they still haven’t managed to really test Barca, or get Griezmann on the ball in the final third. Defensively the visitors are pushing out higher, and that of course leaves the risk of Suarez, Messi or Coutinho getting in behind.
66' Another attacking switch from Simeone, who replaces Gabi with Kevin Gameiro. It looks like Saul and Koke will play centrally, with Griezmann on the left and Gameiro joining Costa up top.
79' CLOSE! Messi delivers an exceptional in-swinging corner that falls to Busquets at the back post, but Oblak reacts to keep out the midfielder’s volley.
86' NO GOAL! Gameiro has just hammered in what he thought was an equaliser after latching onto Costa’s knock down, only for Atleti’s celebrations to be cut short by the offside flag.
Line-ups
Barcelona XI: Marc-André ter Stegen, Piqué, Alba, Umtiti, Rakitic, Busquets, Iniesta, Coutinho, S.Roberto, Suárez, Messi
Subs: Jasper Cillessen, Digne, Vermaelen, Paulinho, A.Gomes, O.Dembélé, Alcácer
Atlético Madrid XI: Jan Oblak, Godín, Filipe, Vrsaljko, Giménez, T.Partey, Koke, Saúl, Gabi, Griezmann, D.Costa
Subs: Axel Werner, L.Hernández, Juanfran, Vitolo, F.Torres, Correa, Gameiro