La Liga: Messi and Griezmann put on show as Barcelona out-class Granada

Dubai: Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann every scored twice as Barcelona thrashed Granada 4-0 away from residence on Saturday to win a 3rd consecutive La Liga recreation for the primary time this season.

Griezmann opened the scoring within the twelfth minute whereas Messi struck twice earlier than the break to make it 4 targets in his final two matches and go high of the league’s scoring charts with 11 targets.

French ahead Griezmann scored a cultured second purpose after halftime whereas issues obtained worse for Granada when Jesus Vallejo was despatched off within the 78th minute for clattering into Barca substitute Martin Braithwaite.

The victory took Barca again into third place within the standings and on to 34 factors, closing the hole with leaders Atletico Madrid to 4 factors. Nonetheless, Atletico, whose recreation with Athletic Bilbao was postponed on account of heavy snow within the Spanish capital, have three matches in hand.