Lionel Messi struck his 600th career goal for club and country as Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid 1-0 at the Camp Nou on Sunday to move eight points clear at the top of La Liga.
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Barca lead into the top of the point table because of the Argentine's inch-perfect free-kick scorched . Though Barcelona's three draws in their previous five league outings but Atletico failed to take chance. In 27 league games, ATM has only conceded 12 goals including last match .
The difference of the match is Lionel Messi's magnificent free-kick after 25 minutes against a stubborn Atletico defence which just have surprised the ATM goalkeeper. The winning goal of the match was also the 600th of Messi's career.
Top 5 leading scorer this season in La-liga
Top leading asist this season in La-liga
In their previous 15 meetings with Los Rojiblancos in La Liga Barcelona were unbeaten before Sunday's clash, their best-ever run against Atletico, and that record staying intact.
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