Adriano fired just wide and Messi had a free-kick well

held by Tono as the visitors instantly went in search of an equaliser, but they were forced into a change before half-time as Jordi Alba came on to replace the injured Adriano. Aranda was then handed the chance to make it 2-0 before the break as Thiago gifted him the ball from a Barca free-kick but he hesitated before taking on the shot and Victor Valdes made an easy save. And that was to prove a turning point as it took Barca just five minutes to level the scores after the interval. Tono could only parry Fabregas' fierce drive from 20 yards back into the middle of the goal where the grateful Messi was on hand to slot home his landmark goal. Pedro then hit the post and had a goal rightly ruled out for offside as Granada struggled to contain the wave upon wave of attacks from the visitors and they were finally in front 17 minutes from time. Messi's free-kick had just enough power and dip to take it past Tono although the keeper will be disappointed after getting a hand to it. Cristian Tello should then have sealed all three points as he blasted over from close range and the winger was nearly made to pay for his profligacy as Inigo Lopez and Yacine Brahimi wasted fine chances in the dying minutes to salvage a point for Granada. AFP SSC SSC 02170958 NNNN