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‘God Save The King,’ this is how FC Barcelona’s fans welcomed Lionel Messi on the pitch before kick-off, only 129 seconds before Messi scored the first goal of the match – the fastest in his whole career.
As if to polish his stats for the game, the Argentinian striker made the assist for the 2-0 goal of French winger Ousmane Dembele. Finally, for his 123rd appearance in the Champions League with Barcelona, Messi ensured a decisive victory with a second goal to complete a 3-0 victory, 4-1 on aggregate.
It appeared that Chelsea had no chance at the Camp Nou – Lionel Messi decided to make this night his own, and to build a little more his own legend.
Messi is only the second player to have reached the 100 goals’ bar in the competition, the first one being Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo with 117 goals in 152 games.
At the finish, both Chelsea players and coach Antonio Conte congratulated the striker for what was a sumptuous performance by one of the sport’s absolute best in history.
