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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 24052011" data-attributes="member: 158020">Barcelona 2 Celta Vigo 0: Messi stars  as Valverde's men restore LaLiga lead   <img src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/12/23/01/7749030-6524051-image-a-41_1545528825016.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   Lionel Messi inspired Barcelona to a 2-0 win over Celta Vigo as Ernesto  Valverde's side restored their three-point lead at the summit of LaLiga.   With Atletico Madrid having won earlier in the day to move level at the top,  Barca reasserted their authority as first-half goals from Ousmane Dembele and  Messi paved the way for a routine victory at Camp Nou.Messi was again at the  heart of the hosts' best play, his shot being parried to the feet of the  grateful Dembele to apply the finish inside the opening 10 minutes.   The Argentina star got in on the act himself in the final minute of the first  half as Barca all but sealed the points before the interval.Barca quickly seized  the initiative as Dembele pounced to nutmeg Ruben Blanco after the goalkeeper  had kept out Messi's low drive.    The visitors narrowly escaped further punishment when Blanco rushed out to  thwart Dembele, with Jordi Alba turning the loose ball towards goal where Nestor  Araujo was on hand to intervene.Marc-Andre ter Stegen was finally called into  action in the 24th minute and the Barca keeper proved equal to Maxi Gomez's  effort.Messi doubled Barca's lead late in the half, calmly finishing from the  edge of the box after Alba's searching pass had left Celta exposed.    Luis Suarez proved uncharacteristically wasteful when presented with a  glorious chance to put the game to bed just past the hour mark, the forward  shooting wide of the target with only Blanco to beat.    Blanco had stay sharp to deny Messi a second in a brief goalmouth scramble  while Celta, despite enjoying more of the ball, continued to struggle in the  final third.Brais Mendez's effort had Ter Stegen diving low to his left, but  that save was as comfortable as Barca's whole evening had been.</blockquote>

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