#247Career AssistLegendary
“With Barcelona already ahead in a Champions League knockout tie, Messi’s perfectly timed pass across a scrambling Chelsea defence tees up Dembélé to make it 2–0, stretching the lead in a tie that also contains his 100th Champions League goal and his 247th career assist.”
Knockout Stage
Year2018
UCL#28
2017/18'#16
2018#748
UCL · R16 · 2nd Leg2018-03-14 · 20:45:00
3-0
Barcelona
Chelsea
2G1A
Messi’s low-drive opener through Courtois’ legs brings up his 100th Champions League goal, and he then tears through Chelsea with another strike and a slide-rule assist to decide a knockout tie against a rival that had long frustrated him.
Minute20'
Score
1-0→2-0
xG
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Impact
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Scorer: O. Dembélé
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