AlQa'dah 29, 1436, Sep 13, 2015, SPA -- Lionel Messi kept Barcelona on top of La Liga by scoring a late winner in the 2-1 triumph at Atletico Madrid aftercoming off the subs' bench with half an hour left, dpa reported. Barca have won their first three matches and are two points above Real Madrid, who enjoyed a 6-0 romp at Espanyol with Cristiano Ronaldo banging in a remarkable five goals. Barca coach Luis Enrique put Messi on the bench because the Argentinehad not been able to train due to national team duty and the birth ofhis second child. In a pulsating second half, veteran Fernando Torres gave Atletico the lead against the run of play with a low drive that went in off the post only for Neymar to quickly equalize with a precise free-kick. With 15 minutes left Messi made it 2-1 to the champions with a cool finish after being set up by Luis Suarez. Barca have nine points from their three matches; Atletico have six. -- SPA 03:08 LOCAL TIME 00:08 GMT تغريد
