Messi double as Barca qualify for last 16
- Published: 21 Nov 2012 at 02.47
- Online news: Sports
Lionel Messi continued his prodigious goalscoring form with a brace as Barcelona qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League with a 3-0 win over Spartak Moscow who have been eliminated.
Barcelona's forward Lionel Messi (C) vies with Spartak's midfielder Kim Kallstrom (L) and defender Juan Insaurralde (R) in Moscow during their UEFA Champions League group G match. Barca won 3-0.
After Dani Alves had put them ahead after 16 minutes, Messi bagged his double before half time to extend Barca's lead at the top of Group G although Celtic, who face Benfica later, can still overtake them if they win their last two games and Barca slip-up.
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