Messi's 'ghost goal' steals Spanish headlines


Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - Valencia vs FC Barcelona - Mestalla, Valencia, Spain - November 26, 2017 Barcelona’s Lionel Messi in action with Valencia's Carlos Soler REUTERS/Heino Kalis

MADRID (Reuters) - Jordi Alba's late strike rescued Barcelona a point in a 1-1 draw with Valencia on Sunday which kept things as they were in the Spanish title race, but a Lionel Messi "goal" which wasn't given dominated the headlines.

The Argentine forward's shot in the 30th minute was fumbled by Neto and the ball crossed the line before the Valencia goalkeeper hooked it back and the game continued.

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