Granada vs. Barcelona: La Liga Live Score, Highlights, Recap (2 p.m. ET)
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Lionel Messi's goals No. 300 and 301 for Barcelona saw the Catalan club come from behind to win a pulsating game at Los Carmenes.
Granada, who had one their previous two league games, took the lead in the first half through Odion Ighalo's easy tap-in.
Messi once again took center stage after the break though, first equalizing from inside the area then giving La Blaugrana the lead with a fantastic free kick.
Victor Valdes twice denied Inigo Lopez near the end while Tono, who was brilliant in goal for Granada, denied Messi a hat-trick in injury time.
La Liga: Los Carmenes, Granada; 2 p.m. ET
Granada 1-2 Barcelona (Ighalo - Messi 2) FT
Granada: Tono; Nyom, Mainz, Inigo, Siqueira; Mikel Rico, Recio, Torje (Brahimi), Nolito (Buonanotte); Aranda (El-Arabi), Ighalo
Barcelona: Valdes; Dani Alves, Pique, Mascherano, Adriano (Alba); Busquets, Thiago, Cesc; Pedro (Iniesta), Messi, Alexis (Tello)
Full time. A great game has once again been decided by Lionel Messi, his brace helped Barcelona come from behind to beat a Granada side, who will have plenty to be positive about, 2-1.
90 +3 - Tono's turn to make a brilliant save, his from Messi when it looked set to become 3-1. Pulsating finish.
90 + 2 - Fantastic save from Valdes! Brahimi plays a one-two and finds himself clear, only for the Barca stopper to tip into the side netting.
90 - Into stoppage time at Los Carmenes, there's going to be four minutes of it. Four minutes for Granada to find an equalizer.
88 - Inigo Lopez heads straight at Valdes. It was a free header and he may feel he should have done better.
87 - Granada drift a free kick in, cleared. Granada cross into the box, cleared. Inigo Lopez then charged with a foul and Barca win a free kick in their own box.
85 - Good chance for the substitute Tello, Barca work the ball to the right and, following a couple of touches, the youngster fires high and wide.
84 - Barca go close to a third, Messi eventually volleying over from 10 yards.
80 - Valdes makes an easy save from an El-Arabi header following a Siqueira cross from the left.
75 - Just before the free kick Ineista had replaced Pedro by the way and now Brahimi replaces Torje for Granada,
73 - Messi curls home a wonderful free kick, you have to feel for Granada 'keeper Tono who gets some fingers on it - he's been good tonight.
73 - Free kick for Barca in a dangerous area, Messi takes it ... GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!
70 - Yellow card for Granada right back Nyom.
67 - Disallowed! Barca think they have the lead but Pedro is flagged offside. Still 1-1.
66 - What an effort! Pedro Rodriguez hits the inside of the post from 25 yards, Tono was well beaten but the ball rebounded to safety.
61 - Alexis is replaced by Tello.
60 - More good 'keeping from Tono, another chance wasted by Alexis. Running through on the left the Chilean took too long to decide what to do and the chance passed.
59 - Granada substitution: El Arabi replaces Aranda.
Leo Messi has scored in 14 consecutive La Liga matches, his goal tally in the Spanish league stands at 36 goals. #FCBLive
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) February 16, 2013
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That was Messi's 300th goal for FC Barcelona! #FCBLive
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) February 16, 2013
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49 - Leo Messi scored his 300th goal for Barca, scoring with his right foot from inside the area. Didn't take long to level things up in the second half. Game on.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL DEL BARCA
46 - Players are back out and the second half is underway. How long till we see Andres Iniesta if it stays 1-0?
There was one game in La Liga last night and two games earlier today too, they finished:
Sevilla 3-1 Deportivo la Coruna
Getafe 3-1 Celta Vigo
Malaga 1-0 Athletic Bilbao
First half stats from the Granada-Barça match:bit.ly/12S7mUY #FCBLive
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) February 16, 2013
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