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WATCH: Lionel Messi's spectacular Clasico performance at the Bernabeu

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Lionel Messi recovered from a blow to the face to score two wonderful goals for Barcelona

Lionel Messi took centre stage on Sunday as he produced one of the great Clasico performances in Barcelona's 3-2 win over Real Madrid.

The Argentine scored a spectacular equaliser to cancel out Casemiro's opener at the Bernabeu, swerving past two Real defenders before firing under Keylor Navas.

He had earlier been left bloodied and bruised following a collision with Marcelo, and played for much of the first half with cotton wool hanging from his mouth.

An end-to-end encounter saw Ivan Rakitic put Barca ahead and James Rodriguez level the score in the second half, setting the stage for Messi's stoppage-time winner.

He picked out the bottom corner to keep Barca's title hopes alive, celebrating with his shirt held aloft to the Bernabeu crowd.

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