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Lionel Messi’s magical free-kick against Liverpool makes it 600 goals as Barcelona fans bow down

  • Argentine maestro scores sublime free-kick in Champions League semi-final first leg
  • Messi reaches incredible milestone – 14 years to the day after his first goal for Barca

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Lionel Messi celebrates scoring Barcelona’s third goal during the Champions League semi-final first leg against Liverpool. Photo: AP
Nicolas Atkin

With one swing of his left foot, Lionel Messi brought up his 600th Barcelona goal in magical style and seemingly doomed Liverpool’s hopes of reaching the Champions League final.

The Argentine maestro’s second goal on the night in Barca’s 3-0 win was a sumptuous free-kick that sailed past Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker – and the Nou Camp erupted.

Home fans in the arena bowed down in admiration, and even Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admitted there was nothing his side could do to stop a player considered the greatest of all time.

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“The third goal of Messi, my god,” Klopp told beIN Sports after the match. “The free kick, Ali [Alisson] was there but a little move of the ball and it was in.”

It was 14 years to the day since Messi scored his first Barcelona goal, and the world of football is still just as much in awe of the forward.

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