Lionel Messi may have been the hero for Barcelona against Espanyol, but he was lucky to have avoided a red card.
Messi scored twice in the 2-0 derby win, including a superb free-kick, but lashed out at former Real Madrid and QPR midfielder Esteban Granero while lying on the floor.
Watching the game, Spanish football journalist Graham Hunter said the player was lucky to be on the pitch.
“In anybody else’s book, that is a red card,†he said.
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“Messi’s made a rash decision and in my view he’s fortunate that hasn’t been seen as a red card offence.â€
There were 92,795 fans in the Camp Nou to see Barcelona win, which after El Clasico, is the second biggest crowd of the season.
The Argentina international dinked his first goal from the edge of the box, with Espanyol defender Victor Sanchez unable to clear as he ran back towards the goal line.
He then finished off a counter-attack late on to take his tally to 31 goals for the season.
Recently, Messi won first, second and third place in a vote of the club’s greatest ever goals.
Barcelona are 10 points clear of second place Atletico Madrid in LaLiga and face Manchester United for a place in the Champions League semi-final. The first leg, at Old Trafford, takes place on 10 April.
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On 6 January 2016, recording Barcelona's first goal of the new year, Messi scored two goals and assisted the other two in a 4-1 derby win over Espanyol at the Camp Nou, in the first leg of the round of 16 of the 2015-16 Copa del Rey. Five days later, Messi won the FIFA Ballon d'Or for a record fifth time in his career.
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