Madrid: Lionel Messi was stretchered off with what looked like a serious ankle injury after the Argentina forward and Gerard Pique scored in Barcelona's 2-1 victory at Atletico Madrid on Sunday.
Messi celebrated the 10th anniversary of his arrival to Barcelona with a 13th-minute opener before Raul Garcia headed home an equalizer for the hosts in the 25th.
Pique calmly controlled a corner kick inside the Atletico area to fire home the 33rd minute winner, but Barcelona's victory was marred when World Player of the Year Messi exited on a stretcher during stoppage time.
The Spanish champion won at the Vicente Calderon stadium for the first time since the 2006-'07 season and bounced back from its first Spanish league defeat.
Valencia leads the league with nine points after beating Hercules, which had previously defeated Barcelona 2-1.
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