Messi hit the century mark in 122 European matches when
he curled a free kick over the wall in the 61st minute.
Johansen also
curled a free kick over the bar early in the second half before Brentford again took the initiative, Canós and Jozefzoon were proving a little hot for Fulham to handle with Woods and Sawyers dictating the play and finding spaces in between the home lines.
Not exact matches
The playmaker stepped up and
curled a blinder of a
free -
kick over the wall with exquisite accuracy and curve to the crossbar with Petr Cech totally beaten in goal as Carroll applied the header to the rebound for a goal of his own.
The Brazilian
curled a gorgeous
free -
kick over the wall and into the top - right corner of Dan Bentley's net.
And soon after the Argentine had his 301st goal for the Catalans as he
curled home a sumptuous
free -
kick to extend Barca's lead at the top to 15 points
over Atletico Madrid.
Doucoure earned himself a yellow card for a foul on the energetic wide - man; a
free -
kick which Tom Ince agonisingly
curled over the bar from the edge of the area.
Vilanova's team took the lead in spectacular style on the hour mark, Messi picking himself up after being fouled by Xabi Alonso and despatching a brilliant left - footed
free -
kick up
over the wall and
curling away from the diving Casillas.
Willian
curled a
free -
kick over the bar after Diego Costa had been brought down and the striker then saw his strike saved by Heaton after Matic had helped a Hazard cross into his path.
Whether it's whipped crosses from out wide, defence - splitting passes from deep, little dinks
over the top from central areas or
curling free -
kicks, the Kobe - native is capable of every trick in the book.
Griffiths was hauled down by Arsenal goalscorer Ballard in a central position, 25 yards from goal, and Bennetts stepped up to
curl the resulting
free -
kick up and
over the wall and into the top corner with his left foot.