The big news: Messi nets two in victory

Lionel Messi scored an injury-time penalty as Barcelona came from behind to beat Valencia 3-2 and rise to the top of the La Liga table. Messi gave Barcelona a controversial lead after an offside owing to Luis Suarez was outdone by his low shot.

Valencia then fought back to take a 2-1 advantage with goals from Munir el Haddadi and Rodrigo. However, Suarez equalised, before winning a penalty in added time which Messi scored for the win.

The result takes Barcelona a point ahead of second-placed Atletico Madrid.

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  1. Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich won their encounter against Borussia Monchengladbach with a 2-0 win. Goals from Arturo Vidal and Douglas Costa ensured an easy win for the German side. Bayern now top the table with 20 points with Hertha in second on 17 points.
  2. Leicester City extended their unbeaten home run to 20 league games as the Foxes beat Crystal Palace 3-1 at the King Power Stadium on Saturday. Ahmed Musa, Shinji Okazaki scored in the first half and Christian Fuchs struck in the second half to complete a convincing win that showed the Foxes a glimpse of the last season.
  3. Pune City FC take on Chennaiyin FC on Sunday. Pune have never beaten Chennai, and in fact have lost three consecutive matches since a 1-1 draw in Pune back in November 2014. They will be hoping to change the script.
  4. Atletico de Kolkata had never beaten Delhi Dynamos in their past four games in the Indian Super League, losing once and drawing thrice. However, on Saturday Atletico de Kolkata’s Iain Hume made history by taking his side to 1-0 win. This was Kolkata’s first win at home in the season who are now are second on the table with nine points.
  5. Manchester United, or rather Jose Mourinho is set to face Chelsea in their Premier League encounter on Sunday. .
  6. AC Milan midfielder Manuel Locatelli scored a splendid second-half goal as AC Milan won Juventus in Serie A on Saturday. Milan moved into second place, two points behind five-time defending champion Juventus, as the Rossoneri aim to Champions League after a three-year absence. Milan hadn't beaten Juventus since November 2012.
  7. Goa were given the approval to host next year's FIFA Under-17 World Cup after it received the green signal from a high-level FIFA delegation of football's world governing body on Saturday. Goa joins Kochi and Navi Mumbai who were given the nod earlier this week.