Messi, Iniesta on fire as Barca, Sevilla close gap on Madrid

MADRID:Lionel Messi proved his ability to excite has no foreseeable expiry date by producing a virtuoso display as Barcelona thrashed Espanyol 41 in a local derby

Updated At : 07:19 AM Dec 20, 2016 IST

Madrid, December 19

Lionel Messi proved his ability to excite has no foreseeable expiry date by producing a virtuoso display as Barcelona thrashed Espanyol 4-1 in a local derby.

The five-time world player of the year produced two exhilarating solo runs in the space of a minute in the second half which lead to Luis Suarez and Jordi Alba scoring and capped his stunning display with a deserved goal late on. Sevilla moved to within four points of Real Madrid with a 4-1 win at home to Malaga in a game which was all-but over after 45 minutes as Luciano Vietto (twice), Ben Yedder and Vitolo took advantage of neat passing. — Agencies

Messi, Iniesta on fire as Barca, Sevilla close gap on Madrid

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