[REAL MADRID-BARCELONA] For the first 75 minutes, the Real Madrid-Barcelona UEFA Champions League game, the third of four Clasicos, was a mess. More time seemed to be spent arguingwith German referee Wolfgang Stark than getting on with the game. But then Lionel Messi (with help from Dutch substituteIbrahim Afellay) went to work. Two goals by the Argentine — his 51st and 52nd of the season — gave Barcelona a 2-0 win over Real Madrid at the BernebauStadium.

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