#664Career GoalLegendary
“Against a relentless Liverpool in a Champions League semi-final, Messi doubles Barcelona’s lead to tilt the tie decisively their way, and the strike also becomes his mythical 600th goal for the club.”
Knockout Stage
Year2019
UCL#111
2018/19'#47
Body PartLeft Foot
Shot TypeOpen Play
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2019#812
UCL · Semi-Final · 1st Leg2019-05-01 · 21:00:00
3-0
Barcelona
Liverpool
2G
In a Champions League semi-final against a relentless Liverpool, Messi imposed himself on the tie with a ruthless brace capped by a sublime 35-yard free kick that seemed to settle the contest. The image of him standing over that dead ball and lifting it into the top corner became one of the defining moments of his European career, made even more iconic by the shocking second-leg collapse that turned this first-leg masterclass into a tragic epic.
Minute75'
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1-0→2-0
xG
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