Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Barcelona routs Sporting 6-1, moves ahead of Real Madrid (The Associated Press)

FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi, left, celebrates after scoring with his teammate Neymar during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Sporting Gijon at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, March 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

An early goal from Lionel Messi helped Barcelona to a comfortable 6-1 win over relegation-threatened Sporting Gijon in the Spanish league on Wednesday. The result vaulted the Catalan club two points ahead of Real Madrid, which will have a chance to return to the top when it hosts Las Palmas later Wednesday. After scoring important late winners in the last two games, Messi got on the board less than 10 minutes into the match at Camp Nou, picking up his league-leading 21st goal.


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