There was one hilarious scene that many football fans did not see when Valencia hosted Barcelona at the Mestalla on Saturday. Goals from Lionel Messi (brace) and Luis Suarez were enough to give the visitors all the three points after securing a 3-2 win over the hosts in a thrilling La Liga encounter.
Here is what happened – as Lionel Messi was celebrating his winning goal in the 90th minute, Barcelona players assembled near the flag post to congratulate the lethal argentine. But the home fans, obviously agitated by Leo’s winner, threw bottles at Los Blaugrana players.
All that time, the 29-year-old was covered by the players as he celebrated the goal. But when he realized that it was raining bottles over his teammates, he turned, faced the home fans and celebrated right in front of their faces. The photos below tell the story even better.
Barcelona players celebrate Lionel Messi's winner as bottles start raining at the Mestalla. 
Messi realizes that the weather has changed. It is raining bottles. Two of his teammates, Neymar and Suarez, have dropped to the ground after being hit by a foreign object..jpg)
The Argentine then celebrates his winner in front of the home fans as the 'rain' cools down. 
And then he blew a kiss to the fans...
Valencia later released a statement on Twitter condemning the incident from their fans. Check it out below:
VCF condemn the act of throwing bottles into the pitch and at Barça's player VCF are strongly against it
— Valencia CF English (@valenciacf_en) October 22, 2016
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