Lionel Messi Will Lead Barcelona Past Spartak Moscow to Advance
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Messi Will Lead Barcelona Past Spartak Moscow to Advance in UCL
David Ramos/Getty Images  Lionel Messi knows the stakes are
high. If Barcelona defeats Spartak Moscow, Barca will earn a
spot in the Champions League knockout rounds. Any other result
and there's a chance they enter their final Group G match
without that guarantee.  Luckily, Messi knows when to rise to
the occasion. In the first match between the two sides, Spartak
led with 20 minutes to go before the dynamic forward completely
took control of the match and almost single-handedly led
Barcelona to a victory.  Looking back on it now, after the
Blaugrana were shocked by an upstart Celtic squad a couple weeks
ago, that was a critical comeback. Without it, the group table
would look a lot different and Barca would have even more on the
line for Tuesday's clash.  It's actually quite amazing that on a
squad with so many superst