Messi scores twice as Barca cruise into semis
Barcelona's Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring the second goal against Manchester United, April 16, 2019. ― Reuters pic
Messi had failed to score in his last 12 quarter-final appearances, but he settled his side's nerves after a bright start from United, collecting a misplaced pass from Ashley Young and curling into the bottom corner in the 16th minute. United coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s greatest night as a player came at the Nou Camp, but after losing the first leg at Old Trafford 1-0, his team needed to become the first side to win a European game there in 31 matches in order to progress.
Yet their hopes were soon extinguished when Young was caught in possession on the left wing and Messi seized the ball, scurrying across the pitch and holding off more United defenders before bending a superb shot past the outstretched De Gea.The Spanish goalkeeper was left embarrassed for Messi’s second goal as the Argentine's tame shot crept under his body.
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