500 up for Lionel Messi: Real Madrid fans curse Barcelona star

Argentine superstar scores twice at the Bernabeu to get one over on Ronaldo and blow the Spanish title race open

Lionel Messi of Barcelona
Lionel Messi celebrates after his spectacular winner against Real Madrid
(Image credit: Oscar Del Pozo/AFP/Getty Images)

Lionel Messi reasserted his credentials as the world's greatest player as he lit up El Clasico and scored his 500th goal for Barcelona with a spectacular injury time winner at the home of Real Madrid.

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