Lionel Messi opened the scoring for Barcelona against Manchester United in spectacular fashion on Tuesday evening.
After an exciting opening to the game which saw Barcelona awarded a penalty which was later ruled out by VAR, Messi struck with a sublime curling finish to hand Barcelona the initiative in the tie.
Deep inside his own half, Manchester United full-back Ashley Young lost the ball with Messi quick to pounce.
The Argentine worked his way past both Fred and Phil Young before unleashing a low, curling finish which beat David de Gea and rolled into the far corner of the net.
Messi then doubled Barcelona’s advantage just moments later, scoring again to give Barcelona a 3-0 lead in the tie.
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