adminMADRID. — Lionel Messi dazzled with two goals and two assists as Barcelona thrashed Celta Vigo 5-0 on Saturdayin their first game since coach Luis Enrique announced he will leave at the end of the season.
Real Madrid remain just one point behind Barca at the top of the Spanish La Liga soccer table and with a game in hand as Karim Benzema scored twice in the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale in a 4-1 win at Eibar.
An inspired performance by Messi on Saturday raised Barca hopes of a miraculous Champions League fightback from 4-0 down against Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday.
“Beforehand the tie is lost, but with some marvellous circumstances…we can get ourselves back into the tie if we play very well,” Enrique told Spanish TV station Movistar.
And the champions showed no ill effects from Enrique’s pending departure in arguably their best performance of the season. — AFP.
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