Three Messi brews gave Champions an important victory over Betis outside • Canals (6 in Pendel) and Fakir (26) captured the host, but De Jong (9), Boscats (45) and Langele (72) managed to turn over • The Madrid-Gap gap: only three Points • Zidane's gang did their 1: 4 on Ossona

• Leo Messi. Great in cooking too

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It was difficult, but after a particularly tense 90 minutes, Barcelona (Sunday) managed to narrow back to three points the lead from Real Madrid thanks to a dramatic 2: 3 out at the expense of Real Betis. The Catalans retarded twice, but Calmon Langele's goal in the 72nd minute calmed the pressure in the Spanish champions' camp.

Already in the sixth minute, Sergio Canales misled Ter Stegan and kicked a corner and corner, 0: 1 to Batis. Three minutes later, Barcelona equalized to 1: 1 after Messi's first cooking, this time to Frankie De Jung. In the 26th minute, Nabil Fakir waved the lead to the host, but right on the cusp, Barca was able to equalize again, this time from Sergio Boscetti's spokesman, who pushed his second of the season, again after Messi's cooking. In the 72nd minute, the flea picked up a ball wide and rammed into the far corner. 2: 3 and three Messi cooking!

Earlier, Real Madrid rallied from the ouster of the cup with a 1: 4 win over Ossona. Zinedine Zidane's team were hit by a late Una Garcia goal, but Isco and Sergio Ramos turned the score towards the end of the first half. In the final minutes of the second half Lucas and Essex and Luka Yovich also captured, securing a fifth consecutive league victory.

Leo Messi celebrates three cooking, tonight in front of Bettis // Photo: Reuters

The Basque derby between Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao started without the trophy heroes getting a rest on the bench. At 0: 0, Iker Munayin and Iniaki Williams joined Bilbao's gate, but on the other side came the Swedish Alexander Isak, who cooked and scored the Sociedad victory.

Ramos Real Real Madrid Victory Circle, Tonight // Photo: Reuters