[HIGHLIGHTS] FC Barcelona - Real Madrid (3-2) ICC 2017

Lionel Messi and Ivan Rakitić scored in the opening minutes and Gerard Piqué scored the game-winner early in the second half as FC Barcelona beat Real Madrid, 3–2, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. Barça’s two-goal lead before the game was even 10 minutes old evaporated, however, as Real Madrid drew level before halftime, thus setting the stage for Piqué, who was named Man of the Match. The victory is the third in as many tries this preseason for Barça and new manager Ernesto Valverde, and clinched the title in the 2017 International Champions Cup. Barça took a 1–0 lead in the third minute, when Messi found himself all alone in front and fired, having his shot deflected by a Real Madrid defender up and over goalkeeper Keylor Navas. Just four minutes later, in the seventh, Rakitić doubled Barça’s lead after Neymar rolled a pass through to Luis Suárez, who let it go by, allowing Rakitic to bury a low screamer past Navas and into the bottom left corn
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