Barcelona 3-0 Liverpool: 5 Talking Points

#2 ter Stegen the impenetrable wall for Barca

ter Stegen stood tall after a hard-earned clean sheet, despite Liverpool's waves of pressure

The point itself says it all: ter Stegen is Barca's impenetrable wall. Even when his teammates are nervy, make mistakes or invite opposition pressure on his goal, the German is never fazed. It's another reason why they have such confidence in him, as one of the world's best, to pull off important saves when called upon.

On another night, against another keeper, Liverpool would be travelling back to Merseyside with at least two away goals in their favour. Instead they find themselves with none, a mountain to climb and although some of that is down to Messi's brilliance, it's also testament to ter Stegen's influence between the posts.

Salah's second-half effort was creeping in at the far post, while Milner curled one which was destined for the corner too. He defiantly denied both with acrobatic low stops, as well as the Englishman's close-range strike - he comfortably smothered that between his gloves like it was nothing.

He has kept more clean sheets at the Camp Nou in Champions League knockout games (7) than he has conceded goals (5). That is a ridiculous statistic but the 26-year-old's ability to make shots he faces seem easier than they are, coupled with the commanding presence he has at the back for Barca, is part of the reason for his success.

This was his 23rd clean sheet of the campaign (all competitions) and with 48 matches under his belt, he continues to excel with more experience earned along the way. Although critics are quick to point out flaws and goalkeeping mistakes, Mats still doesn't get enough credit.