Messi saves Barcelona from loss

Messi (front) in conflict with the ball player Marcus de Bilbao (French)

Saved Lionel Messi Barcelona team from his first loss this season when he realized a 2-2 draw away to Athletic Bilbao in the Basque stoppage time on Sunday night in the stage 12 of La Liga.Stay away and Real Madrid, who thrashed earlier on Sunday, Osasuna 7-1, 3 points behind arch-rivals Barcelona at the top of the standings.
Athletic Bilbao was just around the corner from the first defeat in Barcelona this season and the first since 23 has not lost a match in which the Catalans, but Messi scored a goal late in injury time to give his team a single point.
The game was played under heavy rain affected the performance of the two teams, especially in the second half. The surprise was the exclusion of Barcelona coach Pepe Guardiola striker David Villa and the involvement of Brazilian Adriano in his place.
Barcelona controlled the game, but the hosts opened the register via the rarest Herrera (20). Then realized the Barcelona tie after four minutes through Cesc Fabregas.
The pitch shift in the second half to a pool of water, it was unable to provide Barcelona the smooth ball as usual, and took advantage of Bilbao dispersion of the ball inside the area to move again when Gerard Pique on the wrong ball into his own goal (80).
Barcelona and threw its weight in the last ten minutes and Bilbao keeper of consecutive attempts to David Villa, who stayed in the last hour, before sealing Messi scored the equalizer after the Bilbao defense failed to clear the ball away.
The rest of the resultsZaragoza drew with Sporting Gijon goals by Alberto Bhutia (in the 28th minute own goal) and Portugal's Helder Postiga (90 +3), compared with two goals by David Barral (30, 44), and Granada with Racing Santander negative.
In matches on Saturday, drew with Real Mallorca negative Seville, and with the same result is equivalent to Real Betis and Malaga, while defeated Levante at home to Valencia 2-0.
Rayo Vallecano and crush his ice cool Real Sociedad, Espanyol and Villarreal draw negative. In conclusion, stage victory at Getafe on Atletico Madrid 3-2.
STANDINGS:1 - Real Madrid 28 of 11 matches.2 - Barcelona 25 of 11.3 - Valencia 24 of 11.4 - Levante 23 of 11.5 - Seville 18 of 11.

Source: Agencies