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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 24176268" data-attributes="member: 158020">Barcelona 2 Valencia 2: Messi leads  fightback in LaLiga thriller   <img src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/02/02/19/9314798-0-image-a-67_1549135475700.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   Lionel Messi scored twice as champions Barcelona fought back from two goals  down to draw 2-2 with Valencia in LaLiga on Saturday.   The Blaugrana captain was in inspired form after it looked as though Ernesto  Valverde's call to shuffle his pack would see his side come away empty-handed as  they deservedly trailed to efforts from Kevin Gameiro and Daniel Parejo.The  league leaders rallied and Messi scored either side of half-time to clinch a  point in a match packed with incident.   Atletico Madrid can now close to within three points of top spot if they beat  Real Betis on Sunday, but Barca at least avoided embarrassment ahead of facing  Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey on Wednesday.   Barcelona failed to heed early warnings as Marc-Andre ter Stegen made an  instinctive stop from Parejo and watched Denis Cheryshev strike the post, before  Rodrigo Moreno fed Gameiro to smash in the opener.It was two when Sergi Roberto  shoved Daniel Wass to the ground in the area and Parejo scored from the spot -  shortly after an outstanding Neto save at the other end - but a second penalty  award breathed new life into Barca.   Referee Alberto Undiano Mallenco blew for a foul on Nelson Semedo moments  before Messi arrowed the loose ball into the top corner, but the official's  blushes were spared as the same man netted from 12 yards.   Roberto cracked the upright and Messi wastefully volleyed over as Valencia's  defensive effort became increasingly desperate, although Rodrigo twice went  close to a clinching third following the restart.Predictably, it was Messi who  made the Valencia forward pay, curling a low effort around two defenders from 25  yards.   Barca's talisman subsequently required treatment for an apparent thigh  ailment, but he returned to see out the 90 minutes as his side fell short of  completing the turnaround and claiming all three points.</blockquote>

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