In the early morning of May 2, Messi again made the fans in the stadium admire him with his brilliant performance in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final between Barca vs Liverpool.
The Argentine superstar's two goals in the second half helped Barca get very close to the final ticket of the most exciting tournament at the club level.
In particular, Messi's goal to increase the score to 3-0 is considered a masterpiece. From a free kick from more than 30m away, number 10 drew a beautiful curve that sent the ball straight into the dead corner.
After the match, Lionel Messi modestly said that he was lucky to score a beautiful goal from a free kick from quite a long distance (about 32m): "We had more scoring opportunities but I am happy with today's result. It's difficult to wait for us because it's not over yet, but I'm happy with this result."
This is a very, very high-intensity match. They caused us many difficulties, especially in the second half. We resisted very well. I was lucky to score a free kick. It was a great moment. We have to unite, the Argentine star enthusiastically talked about Barca's victory and his excellent goal.
Despite defeating Liverpool by a large margin, Messi still highly appreciated the opponent and admitted that the home team had many difficulties.
"It was an extremely tense match. They have shown a collective style of play, rich in power and have had many dangerous counter-attacks. In the second half, Liverpool created a few good chances but we were able to overcome them."
The double against Liverpool helped Leo Messi reach the 600th of his career goals for Barcelona. The Argentine star became the 7th player in history to reach this huge milestone.
Statistics show that no team has been able to come back in the Champions League semi-finals after falling behind by 3 goals in the first leg. However, according to Messi, Barca will not be subjective in the return match taking place in the early morning of May 8.
"We understand that everything is not over yet and the whole team will have to play away in the next match. Barca need to focus and continue to show the same spirit as in the last 90 minutes," Messi concluded.
