Legendary
#812
UCL · Semi-Final · 1st Leg2019-05-01 · 21:00:00
3-0
Barcelona
Liverpool
HT 1–0
Spotify Camp Nou · Barcelona · 98,299 spectatorsRef: Bjorn Kuipers
2Goals
10.0Rating
MOTM
“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.”
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Barcelona
KO
Liverpool24
▲Jordan Henderson
▼Naby Keïta
24
▲Jordan Henderson
▼Naby Keïta
26
Luis Suárez1–0
Jordi Alba
Luis Suárez
1–0
Jordi Alba
26
39
Lenglet C.
Lenglet C.
39
HT1–0
60
▲Nélson Semedo
▼Philippe Coutinho
▲Nélson Semedo
▼Philippe Coutinho
60
75
Lionel Messi2–0
Lionel Messi
2–0
75
79
▲Roberto Firmino
▼Wijnaldum G.
79
▲Roberto Firmino
▼Wijnaldum G.
81
Luis Suárez
Fabinho
Luis Suárez
81
Fabinho
82
Lionel Messi3–0FK
Lionel Messi
3–0FK
82
85
▲Divock Origi
▼James Milner
85
▲Divock Origi
▼James Milner
86
Jordi Alba
Jordi Alba
86
93
▲Carles Aleñá
▼Sergi Roberto
▲O. Dembélé
▼Luis Suárez
▲Carles Aleñá
▼Sergi Roberto
▲O. Dembélé
▼Luis Suárez
93
FT3–0
Match Moments
KO
13
Shot
Messi takes a left-footed shot from the center of the box that is blocked after being set up by Jordi Alba’s pass.
16
Shot
Messi attempts a through ball that sends Coutinho in behind, but the move is halted as Coutinho is flagged offside.
HT1–0
68
Card
Messi commits a foul in midfield, stopping Liverpool’s buildup and drawing the referee’s attention.
75
Goal
Messi reacts quickest to a loose ball in the six-yard area and pokes a left-footed shot from very close range into the bottom left corner for Barcelona’s second.
77
Shot
Messi drives into the box and unleashes a left-footed effort from the center, but his shot is blocked after combining with Luis Suárez.
78
Shot
Messi threads a through ball toward Luis Suárez, yet the attack is stopped as Suárez is ruled offside.
81
Dribble
Messi wins a free kick in the attacking half after carrying the ball forward and drawing a foul from Liverpool’s defense.
82
Free Kick Goal
From a long-range free kick, Messi curls a stunning left-footed strike over the wall and into the top left corner to make it 3–0.
87
Card
Messi is penalized for another foul late in the match as he tries to disrupt Liverpool’s late push.
FT3–0
Milestones
600Barcelona goals
Six hundred goals for a single club turns a great career into something mythic, especially when the jump from 500 to 600 came in the time most strikers would be happy to score 100 in total. It’s the kind of number that makes even elite goalscorers look like they’re playing a different sport.
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