The night belonged to Lionel Messi, destroying Manchester United with the sort of breathtaking performance which has established him as the greatest player of this and arguably any generation. United showed some heart, but are nowhere near this Barcelona team — who are supposedly a fading force! Fred was at fault again, Messi stormed forward and while his shot was lame it somehow crept under De Gea’s body. That was Messi’s 110th Champions League goal, 24 of them against English opposition, and 597 overall for Barcelona. Solskjaer left the Nou Camp pitch looking like a man in need of another miracle.

Source: Daily Mirror April 16, 2019 21:19 UTC