Real Madrid's Brutality Shamed by Lionel Messi Resilience [HD]

Barca against Real Madrid, a game that this year seems to have even more importance, more bearing on the title race than in recent years. Barcelona rejuvenated under Pep Guardiola with Samuel Eto'o on fire. Lionel Messi producing some fantastic football. Make it very difficult for Real Madrid to get back into the race for the title. If Madrid win, it's game on. Six points are just two games. Real Madrid against Barcelona in the camp now, and we're underway. The league up to now has almost passed unnoticed, but not for Valencia fans, they've watched their team beat Espanyol by two goals to one. Momentarily takes them into second place. It's a free kick, Medina-Cantalejo saying, calm down after that high challenge on Lionel Messi. Toure saying he wants a booking. The referee this time keeping his hands in his pocket. Let's have a look at that again. It's a bad challenge, and Messi's going down holding his knee. Cantalejo gets the ball back. First shot comes in, and it's Toure who has the effort. Still 1-2 with Eto'o, gives it to Xavi, he's the man, one of the men, one of the many men that Madrid have to close down tonight. Now it's Messi cutting inside, Leo Messi. It's downed on Rui, great first touch on the Frenchman, just drifts past him, he's looking to get inside. Salgado's clipped at the far post, and painfully losing five minutes from time. A little bit of obstruction there from Ramos. Messi keeps the ball in. Looking to cut inside, Leo Messi, one way, then the other. Far post, good save by Ika! Parry. Great work from Messi, turning Ramos inside and out, and Casillas down low, down quickly, and he got away with a rebound. Alves nipping there ahead. Feed Leo Messi, Ramos is out of position, it's Messi again, looking for the 1-2, Leo Messi! Desperate decision. Xavi looking for a bit of movement. Madrid looking well-organised at the moment. It's Alves with Messi. Alves again, looks for the overlap, once again Messi just hits that extra pace. Here you can see he's trying to get his defence to push forward. Lovely work from Leo Messi. Not such a great pass though, and it's with Higuain, deep in his own half, losing out to Alves. I think he's a bit lucky there to get that, Messi. Certainly at first view. Ramos goes over, tries to talk to the referee. Ooh, no, that's a bad challenge from Schneider. Maybe accidental, but he certainly goes right over on Leo Messi's ankle. Needs a bit of movement, Messi once again just skips inside. Exchanges passes with Alves, he's understanding with Alves this season. After a slightly slow start, has really been outstanding. And there's another bad challenge on Leo Messi. That's another bad challenge from Gago. Doesn't make any attempt to play the ball. Goes, rakes his foot feet down the back of him. He's already had one bad challenge, unpunished, Gago. There's another, really he should have had at least a yellow card so far in this game. Touré. Xavi. Dani Alves. There's the Brazilian full-back. Ramos, another foul on Leo Messi. And the first yellow card for Sergio Ramos, who will not play next weekend against Valencia through suspension. Bad challenge from Ramos. Well, he may have gone for the ball, as he says there, but he didn't get anywhere near it. Second booking for Real Madrid on the night. It's that last effort, Metzelder getting the last ditch foot in. Once again, Messi looking to get into the air. He's being hassled there by Raul. No foul against his midfielder, Cantalejo. Has to be given. There does look to be a little bit of tugging there from Raul. Still no scorer in the camp now between Barca and Real Madrid. Another foul on Leo Messi. And another booking. Looks a little bit unfortunate there, Drenthe. I think it was Drenthe who was booked. Indeed it is. Well, no, it's not unfortunate. It's a bad foul. It's late. The ball's not there. And Leo Messi has just been kicked to pieces in this first 45 minutes. He's suffered at least seven fouls. La Liga entertaining. Real Madrid who travel into town. Nine points behind Barca in fifth place with just 26 points. If Madrid can win, they'll be back to six points and it'll be game on. A little bit slight on attacking options there, Guardiola, apart from Boyan. Here's Leo Messi taking on Metzeler. Messi cuts inside yet again. Has he got space? It's with Eto'o. Eto'o! Casillas punches away. Still Barca. Xavi. Alves on the overlap. Once again, Messi's fancying his chances. Goes to Gudjonsson. Henry. Thinking about the overhead kick. It looks like in the end he just got in the way. He's also playing in the Classico. Salgado's out of position. A chance now for Barca to make it count. Xavi. To Leo Messi. Needs a through ball. Here's Thierry Henry. He's got Cannavato in front of him. Trenta comes back. Henry. Pulls it into the area. Corner. Gargo. Leo Messi. Leo Messi! Wide of the near post. Xavi. And Alves almost playing as a winger. Here's Leo Messi. Eto'o! Ika! Ika Casillas! What a double save! It wouldn't have counted, I don't think, for offside. That's probably a better save than the penalty save. And that reaction isn't bad either. That is a brilliant save from Casillas. Really could go any way. Barca having the chances. But you just get the feeling that Madrid have got something left to say in this game. More instructions for Guardiola. Messi. Busquets. Signed from Sevilla. A slip. Lovely ball. Henri, it's two against one. If he looks up Henri, it's Leo Messi. Here's Leo Messi. Can he make it two? Leo Messi has made it two! 2-0 to Barcelona! They got them on the break as we thought they might do. And that is clinical. Leo Messi has made it sure that all three points are definitely staying in the camp now. What an end to the game. And Puro Cannavaro has absolutely smacked himself against the post trying to save that. Great pass from Henri. And Messi looks up. Great finish, but you've got to feel it for Cannavaro. Barcelona lead by two goals to nil. It's a bit harsh on Real Madrid who for 87 minutes defended with order, with courage. Madrid had to stretch the lines forward. Juan Di had made negative substitutions to hang on for a nil-nil. Once they went back, there has been no way back. Real Madrid nil. Barca left it late. Given that they showed the ambition and given how much they tried to win it, you've got to say they probably deserve the win.