El Clasico: Messi loses his teeth

Barcelona forward, Lionel Messi, lost his teeth after his collision with Marcelo in Sunday’s El Clasico at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Both players jostled for the ball in the 20th minute, with Marcelo appearing to elbow Messi in the face. The incident left the Argentine bloodied and he was given medical attention on the touchline.

Messi returned to the pitch with gauze in his mouth.

Press Association is now reporting that he also had a black eye.

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner went on to score in the 33rd minute to make it 1-1, before scoring the winner in the 92nd minute.

The win takes Barcelona takes top of La Liga, with Real Madrid dropping into second place although they have one outstanding game.

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