Leo tees up Barca win Messi provides three assists as defending champions rally to secure 3- 2 come- from- behind victory over Betis; keep pace with Real in title battle Spanish League Madrid: Lionel Messi provided a hat- trick of assists on Sunday as Barcelona ended their turbulent week with a thrilling 3- 2 victory over Real Betis to stay in touch with Real Madrid at the top of La Liga.

Madridu2019s 4- 1 win at Osasuna earlier in the day put pressure on Barca to respond, only for Betis to twice lead at the Benito Villamarin through a penalty from Sergio Canales and brilliant solo effort from Nabil Fekir. Yet both times Barcelona hit back as Frenkie de Jong and Sergio Busquets pulled them level before Clement Lenglet headed in with 18 minutes left, all three goals teed up by Messi.