By AFP More by this AuthorMADRIDLionel Messi was rugby tackled and then scored a penalty as Barcelona put the pressure back on Real Madrid by easing to a 2-0 victory over Leganes in La Liga on Tuesday. The 17-year-old Ansu Fati had earlier given Barcelona the lead, continuing his breakthrough season with a fifth goal in eight league starts. Not for the first time this season, Antoine Griezmann was quiet but he thought he had scored a second early in the second half when he finished off Nelson Semedo's cross. Yet in the 69th minute, Messi gave his team the cushion they wanted, earning a dubious penalty with a storming run. Getafe stay fifth, level on points with fourth-placed Real Sociedad, who will play their game in hand at Alaves on Thursday.

Source: Daily Nation June 17, 2020 08:26 UTC