Barcelona drew 2-2 at home against Valencia, delaying their aspirations to fight for the title in the Spanish League again this Saturday on the 14th day, in which Lionel Messi was able to at least score and match with a mythical Pele’s record.
It may interest you: This was minute by minute from Barcelona-Valencia (the goals)
The albiceleste star reached the myth of Brazilian football as a player with the most goals scored with the same club’s colors in official matches. Both now have 643 and Messi will soon exceed that number to set a new record.
Rosario’s goal came in the first half off.
After seeing Jaume Domenech stop from a penalty (45 + 4), Messi took advantage of a cross to score with a header and match the record.
That’s how the match balanced after Frenchman Mouctar Diakhaby overtook Valencia in 29.
Barça provisionally recovered the match in 52, through a strong volley from Uruguayan Ronald Araújo, but also Uruguayan Maxi Gómez signed the final 2-2 for Valencia and put his foot in the area, ahead of defender Óscar Mingueza, to beat it. goal of Barça.
After chaining two wins in their last league games, against Levante and Real Sociedad, Barça is slowing their reaction.
With 21 points, Barcelona is still in fifth place but is eight points behind leader Atlético de Madrid, who beat Elche (15th) 3-1 in the first game on Saturday.
The ‘colchonero’ team also has a less contested match than the Catalan team.
The Uruguayan attacker Luis Suárez was the main protagonist in the Metropolitano with a double after a period of drought.
Suárez reached Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) and Iago Aspas (Celta) at the top of the goalscorers, with seven goals, thanks to their two goals.
First, he closed a cross from the ground by the Englishman Kieran Trippier (41) with the right, and then another pass from the Belgian Yannick Carrasco to the far post (59), to offer the victory to Atlético.
Argentinian Lucas Boyé narrowed the differences when he headed a corner (64), and then the Spanish-Brazilian Diego Costa, in his regret