Neymar, Messi lead Barca fightback against Villarreal

MADRID, Feb 2 (Agencies): Barcelona moved back to within a point of La Liga leaders Real Madrid as they twice came from behind to beat Villarreal 3-2 in a thrilling encounter Sunday.
Madrid loanee Denis Cheryshev put Villarreal ahead against the run of play after half an hour only for the in-form Neymar to level just before the break.
A crazy four-minute spell early in the second-half then yielded three goals as Luciano Vietto put Villarreal back in front, but Rafinha quickly equalised before Lionel Messi struck a memorable winner from the edge of the box.
Lionel Messi struck the winner for Barcelona who twice came from behind to beat Villarreal 3-2 at home and move a point behind leaders Real Madrid in La Liga on Sunday.
Barca dominated possession and Luis Suarez had several early chances but it was Villarreal who took the lead with Denis Cheryshev redirecting a Mario Gaspar shot past keeper Claudio Bravo on the half hour.
The Catalan side have been looking more resilient in recent weeks and in-form Neymar knocked in a rebound before halftime after Rafinha's shot had been saved by keeper Sergio Asenjo.
Luciano Vietto restored the visitors' advantage after being set up well by Giovani dos Santos but Barca again bounced back.
Rafinha knocked the ball home after Messi's header had been blocked by Victor Ruiz and then Messi hit a 20-metre shot into the top corner with his weaker right foot after 55 minutes.
Barcelona coach Luis Enrique was pleased with the performance but admitted they lacked concentration for a spell.
"It was a very positive match except for the goals that we conceded," he told reporters.
"At 1-0 we lost our composure for about ten minutes and gave the ball away but up until the first goal we didn't face any danger.
"When the score was at 3-2 we continued to attack as we wanted to finish the match off. We obviously try to keep hold of the ball but if the rival leaves you space then you have to attack it."