Barcelona’s win over Valencia saw the Catalan giants keep their title hopes alive but the team’s chances of finishing top looked in serious jeopardy when Gabriel Paulista headed into an empty net early in the second half.
Lionel Messi was then presented with an excellent chance to equalize but saw his penalty saved by goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen. Fortunately, some good hustle from Sergio Busquets allowed Messi to make amends and make it 1-1.
Antoine Griezmann then put Barca in front before Messi scored a brilliant free-kick to make the game safe.
Or so we thought.
Carlos Soler had other ideas and smashed a thunderous strike past Marc-Andre ter Stegen to set up a nervy finish, but Barca managed to hold on to what are three very important points.