For the first 70 minutes of the game, Liverpool did just that. Not only did Liverpool negate Lionel Messi but in most facets of the game, Liverpool was the better side. Messi’s second goal was scored in the 85th minute to give Barcelona a 3-0 lead but even then Liverpool had two excellent chances to score but fluffed both. Between now and next Tuesday, get ready to hear that Liverpool can take heart from Barcelona’s Champions League exit last season. He started and finished the move for Barcelona's second goal on 75 minutes but Barcelona benefited from two inadvertent touches from Fabinho and Andrew Robertson.

Source: Forbes May 02, 2019 01:07 UTC