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Barcelona enjoyed a comfortable 3-0 win against Liverpool in the first leg of Champions League semi-finals, leaving Jurgen Klopp and his men with a mountain to climb.
Former Liverpool ace Luis Suarez opened the scoring with a sublime finish before Blaugrana captain Lionel Messi took matters into his own hands in the second half. Messi netted two goals in the span of seven minutes to take the game away from Liverpool.
Messi’s second goal in the match was also his 600th club goal, which came in the form of a majestic free-kick. The Argentine genius leads the scoring charts of Champions League this campaign with 12 goals, and also leads the race for European Golden Shoe with 34 goals.
While it is hard to rule out Liverpool at Anfield, the Reds will have do the impossible with Roberto Firmino ruled out with injury. There are doubts over Mohamed Salah as well, as the superstar suffered an injury in their Premier League clash against Newcastle last weekend.
The heart of the matter
Dejan Lovren revealed how angry his teammates are, and insisted that Liverpool will fight tooth and nail to overturn the deficit.
Speaking in a interview, the Liverpool defender said:
What’s next?
Liverpool will host Barcelona for the second leg on Tuesday night.
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