WATCH: Lionel Messi's spectacular Clasico performance at the Bernabeu
Sunday 23 April 2017 22:35, UK
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.
Hit play on the video above to watch a recap of Messi's incredible Clasico performance
