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Nicolas Atkin

Here's how Wednesday night's semi-final first leg between Spanish champions Barcelona and English Premier League title contenders Liverpool went down.


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Liverpool face daunting task to overturn semi-final as Lionel Messi inspires crushing Barcelona win


Relive all the action as La Liga giants Barcelona thrash English Premier League title contenders Liverpool in the first leg of their huge Champions League semi-final clash.


Lionel Messi

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Barcelona: 
ter Stegen
Roberto
Piqué
Lenglet
Alba
Rakitic
Busquets
Vidal
Messi
Suárez
Coutinho


Barcelona team

Alisson
Gomez
Matip
van Dijk
Robertson
Milner
Fabinho
Wijnaldum
Salah
Mané
Keita


Liverpool team:

Nélson Semedo
Arthur
Dembélé
Cillessen
Malcom
Umtiti
Aleñá


Barcelona bench

Lovren
Firmino
Henderson
Mignolet
Shaqiri
Origi
Alexander-Arnold


Liverpool bench

Nice positive start from the visitors - much like Manchester United. But that didn't work out too well.


Liverpool bright

Rakitic tries to play it back to Vidal after some nice build=up but it's cleared for a corner.


Barca threaten

Barcelona look vulnerable at the back.Referee has a think about giving a penalty after Mane is bundled over by Pique. VAR?


Penalty?

Jurgen Klopp certainly thought it was... (Photo: AFP)


Who will come out on top between these two?


Van Dijk v Messi

Liverpool doing to Barcelona what Barcelona normally do to the opposition with relentless closing down. Handball shout for Barcelona off Matip (would have been harsh), but Liverpool break down the other end and Salah is thwarted.


Pressing

Shot form Coutinho.. tries to bend it into the corner against his former team but Alisson catches. Signs that Barcelona are warming up.


Close

And Coutinho flashes one narrowly wide. 16 mins gone.


Closer

Naby Keita looks like he's done his groin. He walks off dejected. Jordan Henderson on.


Keita injured

Sadio Mane is leading Barca on a merry dance down the left. He has a shot blocked after putting both Milner and Robinson in.


Liverpool down the left

Barcelona 1-0 Liverpool. Luis Suarez scores, nipping in behind the defence to connect with Jordi Alba's brilliant ball. He has no hesitation celebrating against his old side.


GOAL!

Lionel Messi breaks from Barcelona's box to Liverpool's with some excellent flicks and tricks. Barca in the mood here. Liverpool need to be careful.


Messi magic

Luis Suarez's first Champions Legaue goal this season, after his 36th shot.


Sweet for Suarez

38 minutes gone. Can Liverpool find anything before the break?


Sixes and sevens

James Milner cleans out Lionel Messi on the touchline. Players surround the ref. No yellow card given..


Milner on Messi

Barca leading thanks to Luis Suarez's sublime finish. There's been no love lost between Suarez and his old club, with plenty of needle between the two clubs.


Half-time: Barcelona 1-0 Liverpool

 Liverpool fans didn't enjoy Luis Suarez pointing and laughing at the away supporters after his goal..


Suarez stings

Luis Suarez hasn't been shy against his former club. Can he deliver a hammer blow in the second half?


Difference maker

Liverpool off to a good start. Milner stings Ter Stegen's palms.


Second half under way

Salah's shot saved by Ter Stegen. They're getting closer.


Liverpool close

Liverpool's former star has been quiet, and is substituted for Semedo


Coutinho off

Liverpool are piling on the pressure. Mo Salah is looking for the ball with Jurgen Klopp urging his men on.


Pressure

Barcelona 2-0 Liverpool. Barcelona pick Liverpool's pockets on the counter attack, against the run of play. Luis Suarez hits the bar and Lionel Messi bundles it home. Jurgen Klopp livid.


Barcelona 3-0 Liverpool. OH MY WORD. Lionel Messi with an incredible free kick. Why are we even surprised?


How did Barcelona survive there? Firmino and Salah's shots are both blocked on the line. Chance goes begging from the kick off after Messi's second goal.


MISS!

Here are those two Messi goals.. one a poacher's finish, the other a genius's. 


Could have been a fourth goal for Barca there. Messi breaks the length of the field from a Liverpool corner and feeds in Suarez whose cutback is cleared for a corner.


Nearly

It's all about this man. We are not worthy. 


Bow down to Messi

It's all over, and so are Liverpool's Champions League chances, probably. A 3-0 win for Barcelona in the first leg at the Nou Camp gives them one foot in the final.


Barcelona 3-0 Liverpool, as it happened: Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi score in Champions League semi-final first leg rout

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