{"id":406504,"date":"2018-03-05T09:04:34","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T09:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=406504"},"modified":"2018-03-05T09:04:34","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T09:04:34","slug":"messi-scores-600th-goal-barcelona-win-atletico-madrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/03\/messi-scores-600th-goal-barcelona-win-atletico-madrid\/","title":{"rendered":"Messi scores 600th goal in Barcelona win over Atletico Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"sp-story-body__introduction\">Lionel Messi\u2019s 600th career goal maintained Barcelona\u2019s unbeaten record in La Liga to open up an eight-point lead over opponents Atletico Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>Messi\u2019s superb first-half free-kick from 25 yards into the top corner took his club tally to 539 goals and he also has 61 for Argentina.<\/p>\n<p>Luis Suarez could have added a second but his chip sailed narrowly wide.<\/p>\n<p>Substitute Kevin Gameiro thought he had levelled for Atletico late on, but the goal was ruled out for offside<\/p>\n<p>Diego Costa provided the knock down for Gameiro\u2019s close-range finish, but the former Chelsea striker was adjudged to be in an offside position.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 605px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazyautosizes sp-lazyloaded\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Lionel Messi\" width=\"605\" height=\"340\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/240\/cpsprodpb\/12ED7\/production\/_100272577_messi-graphic.png 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/320\/cpsprodpb\/12ED7\/production\/_100272577_messi-graphic.png 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/480\/cpsprodpb\/12ED7\/production\/_100272577_messi-graphic.png 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/624\/cpsprodpb\/12ED7\/production\/_100272577_messi-graphic.png 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/800\/cpsprodpb\/12ED7\/production\/_100272577_messi-graphic.png 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/976\/cpsprodpb\/12ED7\/production\/_100272577_messi-graphic.png 976w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Messi\u2019s impressive stats<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The visitors were second best for large periods in the match and had just one effort on target, a looping Saul Niguez header that was comfortable for goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen to deal with.<\/p>\n<p>In the context of the season, this was a huge victory for Ernesto Valverde\u2019s side against their nearest title rivals, as they close in on their ninth title triumph in 14 seasons with 11 games left to play.<\/p>\n<p>They remain on course to secure a treble of trophies, with their Champions League last-16 second-leg against Chelsea taking place on 14 March and the Spanish Cup final against Sevilla next month.<\/p>\n<p>Record goalscorer Messi made the difference again, taking his tally to 28 for the season and Barcelona\u2019s 100th in all competitions this season.<\/p>\n<p>They could have had more but the impressive Philippe Coutinho had a couple of efforts kept out by Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak, while Suarez saw a close-range strike chalked off for offside.<\/p>\n<p>The only blemish for Barca saw skipper Andres Iniesta hobble off in the first half with the club saying he suffered a hamstring injury that requires tests to see how long he will be out for with the Champions League second leg against Chelsea on 14 March.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona travel to Malaga in their next league game on Saturday (kick-off 19:45 GMT)<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC Sport<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Messi\u2019s 600th career goal maintained Barcelona\u2019s unbeaten record in La Liga to open up an eight-point lead over opponents Atletico Madrid. 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