Champions League: 3 reasons why Barcelona won the game

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On their way to semifinals
On their way to semifinals

#1 Lionel Messi's form

It is almost impossible to stop him
It is almost impossible to stop him

Having Lionel Messi is equivalent to having a cheat code. Manchester United made a good start tonight as they believed that they can beat Barcelona. Lionel Messi extinguished all those hopes of a comeback in the five-minute masterclass.

The Argentine maestro made full use of the mistakes made by United to take the game away from them. First, it was Ashley Young who gave the ball away and Lionel Messi gave no chance to David de Gea. Then Messi tried a shot with his right foot, but he couldn't generate much power. The Spanish goalkeeper made a huge blunder as Messi completed his brace.

If this was not enough, Messi was also involved in the third goal of Barcelona. The Argentine legend started the move with an incredibly long pass, the move was eventually finished by Coutinho who scored from 25 yards. This meant that Messi was involved in all four Barcelona goals in this tie.

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