Messi netted Barcelona's second goal in the 3-1 victory that sent the Spanish side past Napoli on a 4-2 aggregate score on Saturday. Messi's goal in the 23rd minute was arguably the pick of the 31 he has scored this season in all competitions. Napoli appeared to have him in check when Messi received the ball all alone outside the right corner of the area. Three more tried to intervene but Messi found the angle to fire while losing his balance to send the ball past the goalkeeper and inside the far post. It lost the Spanish league title to Real Madrid last month and failed to reach the Copa del Rey final.-AP

Source: The Standard August 09, 2020 06:33 UTC