Barcelona continued to fall in La Liga after drawing 2-2 at Atletico Madrid in a confrontation that saw Argentine star Lionel Messi score the 700th goal in his history.
And within the thirty-third stage competitions, Barcelona received Atletico Madrid at the Camp Nou stadium, looking forward to achieving victory and adhering to the pursuit of Real Madrid at the top of the competition.
Barcelona went ahead with a goal scored by Diego Costa in the team's goal in the 11th minute, and Saul Niguez tied Atletico in the 19th minute from a penalty kick, then Lionel Messi scored the second goal in the 50th minute of the penalty kick.
This goal holds the number 700 in the Argentine star's career with Barcelona and his country. Messi, 33, is Barcelona's top scorer throughout the ages
with 630 goals with the club where he spent all his career while he scored 70 goals with Argentina, a record.
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Messi's joy did not last long, as Niguez scored the equalizer for Atletico again in the 63rd minute of the penalty kick as well.
Barcelona raised its score to 70 points in second place, one point behind Real Madrid, who faces Getafe on Thursday in the same round, and he can widen the difference to four points if he wins.
On the other hand, Atletico Madrid raised its score to 59 points in third place, two points ahead of Seville.
This is the second consecutive tie for Barcelona, ââwhere it fell into the trap of 2-2 draw against Celta Vigo in the last round, which is the seventh tie for the team this season against winning 21 games and losing in five.
With this tie became the first for Atletico after four consecutive victories, and is the fourteenth draw for Atletico in the league this season against winning in 15 games and losing in four.