Lionel Messi Conquered Wembley Once Again
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| Lionel Messi scored a brace for Barcelona last night |
Harry Kane and Erik Lamela's goals were not enough to stop Messi-led Barcelona from securing a 4-2 win at Wembley.
Barcelona got the early lead through Phil Coutinho before Ivan Rakitic's half-volley doubled the lead. Tottenham responded through Harry Kane to half the deficit to 1-2 but Lionel Messi scored to make it 1-3. Erik Lamela made a statement by getting on the score sheet to make it 2-3 and when it looked like Tottenham would equalize, Lionel Messi settled the game with a dying minute goal and the match ended 4-2.
Barcelona have won nine from their last 11 Champions League games against Premier League sides, with one draw and one loss. The last time they won in England was the 2-0 against Arsenal in February 2016.
Lionel Messi has scored a total of 22 Champions League goals and made 6 assists against English clubs, more than any other nation.
Erik Lamela's goal was the 8000th goal in Champions League history.
Liverpool were punished by Lorenzo Insigne who scored a stoppage time winner to secure all three points for Napoli after Jurgen Klopp's side failed to muster any shot on target.
Napoli claimed their 9th Champions League home win from a possible 13. They have two draws and two defeats.
This is the first time Liverpool will fail to have a single Champions League shot on target since against Benfica in 2006 which also ended in a 0-1 loss.
Lorenzo Insigne scored his fourth goal in his last six Champions League matches.
David Ospina has now kept two clean sheets for Napoli in the Champions League, he managed just three in 13 starts for Arsenal.
Results in full...
Atletico Madrid 3-1 Club Brugge
Borussia Dortmund 3-0 Monaco
PSV Eindhoven 1-2 Inter
Tottenham 2-4 Barcelona
Paris Saint Germain 6-1 FK Crvena Zvezda
Napoli 1-0 Liverpool
Lokomotiv Moscow 0-1 Schalke 04
FC Porto 1-0 Galatasaray
Matches continue today with the following Europa League fixtures....
Bayer Leverkusen Vs AEK Larnaca 5:55pm
FC Zuerich Vs Ludogorets 5:55pm
Rosenborg Vs RB Leipzig 5:55pm
Salzburg Vs Celtic 5:55pm
Bordeaux Vs FC Koebenhavn 5:55pm
Zenit St. Petersburg Vs Slavia Prague 5:55pm
Anderlecht Vs Dinamo Zagreb 5:55pm
Fenerbahce Vs Spartak Trnava 5:55pm
Qarabag FK Vs Arsenal 5:55pm
Vorskla Vs Sporting CP 5:55pm
AC Milan Vs Olympiacos 5:55pm
Real Betis Vs F91 Dudelange 5:55pm
Rangers Vs Rapid Wien 8:00pm
Spartak Moscow Vs Villarreal 8:00pm
Apollon Limassol Vs Marseille 8:00pm
Eintracht Frankfurt Vs Lazio 8:00pm
Malmoe FF Vs Besiktas 8:00pm
Sarpsborg 08 Vs Genk 8:00pm
Krasnodar Vs Sevilla 8:00pm
Standard Liege Vs Akhisarspor 8:00pm
FC Astana Vs Rennes 3:50pm
Jablonec Vs Dynamo Kyiv 8:00pm
BATE Borisov Vs PAOK Thessaloniki 8:00pm
Chelsea Vs Vidi FC 8:00pm
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