Lionel Messi scores brace from the bench as Barcelona overcome Real Betis 

Lionel Messi changed the game with two second-half goals (Joan Monfort/AP)

Lionel Messi changed the game with two second-half goals (Joan Monfort/AP)

Lionel Messi came off the bench at half-time to score twice as Barcelona beat 10-man Real Betis 5-2 at the Nou Camp.

Ousmane Dembele had given the home side the lead after 22 minutes, before Antoine Griezmann’s penalty was saved and Antonio Sanabria equalised in first-half stoppage time.

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