Lionel Messi goal: Watch video as Barcelona captain scores late goal against Liverpool in Champions League
Scroll down to see the Barcelona captain score a potentially decisive late goal against Liverpool
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Your support makes all the difference.Lionel Messi put Barcelona in complete control of their Champions League semi-final against Liverpool on Wednesday night, with his late goal putting the hosts two goals up against Jurgen Klopp’s side.
Luis Suarez had earlier scored against his former team at the Camp Nou to hand Barcelona the initiative in the first leg of their semi-final.
And the former Liverpool man was at it again towards the end of the second-half, as he scampered clear of the English side’s defence and attempted to deftly lob the ball over Alisson.
His neat shot struck the crossbar, only for Messi to follow the ball in anticipation of the rebound, with the Argentine tapping the ball into the empty net to put his side 2-0 up.
It was Messi’s 599th goal for Barcelona.
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