Twitter explodes after Messi's 92nd-minute winner in El Clasico
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Lionel Messi, ladies and gentlemen.
A capital was silenced on Sunday, as Messi tallied his 500th goal for Barcelona in all competitions under the mother of all spotlights. Just when it looked like El Clasico would end as a draw, the Argentinian genius swept the ball underneath Keylor Navas in the 92nd minute, reviving the title race in La Liga by giving the Blaugrana a 3-2 victory at Real Madrid.
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While the boulevards and parks of Madrid, Spain were left silent, Twitter was anything but quiet.
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