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Summary Lionel Messi's double lifted Barcelona to a 2-0 win over bitter rivals Real Madrid.
In the Champions League semi-final first leg match, the hosts Real Madrid finished with 10 men and had their coach, Jose Mourinho sent off.Barca reserve goalkeeper Jose Manuel Pinto was shown a red card following a fracas next to the tunnel, while Real defender Pepe was dismissed for a lunging tackle on Daniel Alves with just over half an hour left.Mourinho, who unleashed a sustained rant at his press conference in which he accused UEFA of favouring Barca, was sent to the stands for protesting the decision.Messi scored his 11th goal in 11 games in this edition of Europes elite club competition, gave Barca a huge advantage to take back to the Nou Camp next week.The second leg of the semifinals match will be played in Barcelona on May 3.
