Messi marks return from knee injury as substitute in El Clasico

Up 3-0 in Saturday's El Clasico, Barcelona has decided it wants more.

Lionel Messi came off the bench to replace midfielder Ivan Rakitic in the 56th minute, his first appearance since tearing a ligament in his left knee exactly eight weeks ago.

Messi had celebrated both goals in the first half fiercely. He jumped out of the players' dugout after the second of the night by Neymar, the man who has scored the bulk of the goals since Messi injured himself on Sept. 26 against Las Palmas.

With the little Argentine on the pitch, the Blaugrana would go on to add a fourth goal - a tally that resulted in many at the Santiago Bernabeu heading for the exits.