JAKARTA - Barcelona captain Lionel Messi again failed to score in El Clasico and extended his goal tally against Real Madrid to seven games, the longest streak of his professional career.
The Argentinian was powerless to stop the Catalan side losing for the second time in the league this season to their perennial rivals as Los Merengues won 2–1 on Sunday.
Messi is the top scorer in El Clasico history with 26 goals, but he has begun to lose his touch scoring in recent years.
The 35-year-old striker failed to break down madrid's defence, which was not reinforced by two central defenders Sergio Ramos and Raphael Varane.
According to Antara's report, Messi registered seven shots, including two of them on target, but none made it past goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.
The last time Messi scored against Madrid was May 2018, or more than 1000 days ago. Interestingly, it was also Cristiano Ronaldo's last El Clasico appearance before moving to Juventus.
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