Messi urges Barça to halt Atletico title party

Four-time World Player of the Year Lionel Messi has urged his Barcelona teammates not to miss out on the second chance they have been gifted to retain their La Liga title.

Barca seemed all but out of the title race after conceding a last-minute equaliser to draw 2-2 at home to relegation-threatened Getafe last weekend.

However, leaders Atletico Madrid subsequently lost 2-0 away at Levante, whilst Real Madrid have drawn twice against Valencia and Valladolid in the past week to leave them in third place, four points adrift of Atletico with just two games to play.

Barcelona remain three points adrift of Diego Simeone's men themselves, but will win the league if they win their two remaining games away to Elche on Sunday and then when Atletico visit the Camp Nou on the final weekend of the season.

"We are in a better position today than we were a few weeks ago," said Messi.

Comment:

This year La Liga is really interesting because there are just two matches left and three teams can still win it. It has incredible merit what Atletico de Madrid is doing because they have less money than Madrid and Barcelona but they are leading La Liga.

The team that I want that wins is Barcelona but the one that deserves it most is Atletico. So just wait and see what happens