Lionel Messi came off the bench to preserve Barcelona’s unbeaten run in La Liga with a sensational late equaliser in a thrilling 2-2 draw at Sevilla on Saturday as the runaway leaders came back from two goals down in the space of a minute. The goal stretched the Catalans’ unbeaten league run to 37 games and if they avoid defeat next week at home to Leganes they will equal Real Sociedad’s Liga record of 38 games without defeat, which has stood since 1980. Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale scores their third goal from a penalty. Champions Real Madrid are third on 62 after beating Las Palmas 3-0. Gareth Bale scored twice as the European champions warmed up for their Champions League clash against Juventus in the Canary Islands, where Cristiano Ronaldo was rested.

Source: The Irish Times March 31, 2018 18:56 UTC