Lionel Messi scores twice; Cristiano Ronaldo is shut out

Lionel Messi scores twice; Cristiano Ronaldo is shut out

There were mixed fortunes at the weekend for the themes of our head-to-head goals focus.

Lionel Messi scored double -- and additionally incomprehensible a penalty -- as Barcelona beat Levante 4-1 however Cristiano Ronaldo couldn't realize cyberspace in Real Madrid's 1-0 convinceGranada. 

Messi, United Nations agency currently has 3 goals in La Liga this season, peppered the Levante goal with ten shots, four of that were on track. His 1st goal came from the penalty spot when sixty one minutes so, having incomprehensible another spot kick, he added a second as regularapproached. 

Meanwhile, Ronaldo had a frustrating day and was unable to feature to his total of 5 league goals. 5of the Portuguese forward's eight shots were on track however none went in.




With 2 goals associated an assist, Messi was sacred as Barcelona beat Levante.
Ratings and review

Ratings and review

Here's what our Barcelona and Real Spanish capital bloggers had to mention concerning everyman's performance.

Lee Roden on Messi: 9/10 -- Created constant danger with passes, dribbles and shots. a pleasant lofted ball motor-assisted [Marc] Bartra's gap goal, and therefore the forward went on to attain himself ten minutes later with a superbly placed penalty. Hauled back by his shirt when a billowy run within the 74th minute that resulted in an exceedingly second spot kick, however he could not convert. Argentine Republic still had time to attain an added, however, uptake in four players with a number of shuffles then grooving home an attempt within the 89th minute.

Rob Train on Ronaldo: 6/10 -- It had been a hands-on-hips afternoon for the Portuguese. Heincomprehensible associate early likelihood provided by Isco, however was altruisticallyconscious of the profitableness of actuation back the ball for his teammates when he'd got behindthe rear four, that semiconductor diode to [Luka] Modric's likelihood. Ronaldo hit the post within the half however was offsides and went shut with one or two of left-footed tries within the secondhowever was to a small degree unharmonious otherwise.

    Ronaldo has failed to score in three of Real Madrid's four league games this season