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Lionel Messi finishes off Tottenham with genius goal as Liverpool lose in last minute to Napoli

Published 21:58 3 Oct 2018 BST

Updated 22:12 3 Oct 2018 BST

Robert Redmond
Lionel Messi finishes off Tottenham with genius goal as Liverpool lose in last minute to Napoli

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If you decided to watch Liverpool's match against Napoli on Wednesday night, you missed out on a cracking game in London.

Tottenham Hotspur hosted Barcelona at Wembley and Lionel Messi was sensational in the Champions League tie. The Catalan club recorded a 4-2 win over Spurs in a very open match decided by two moments of genius. Philippe Coutinho gave the visitors the lead with a strike in the second minute. https://twitter.com/VMSportIE/status/1047565170174779392 The Brazilian became the first Barcelona player other than Messi to score an away Champions League goal in over two years. An incredible statistic that sums up just how dependent the Spanish champions are on their captain. Barcelona then doubled their lead with an amazing volley from Ivan Rakitic. The Croatian channelled his inner-Tony Yeboah to smash home a stunning effort from just outside the penalty area. https://twitter.com/VMSportIE/status/1047570669398048770 Harry Kane pulled a goal back for Spurs. The England captain stuck away a really nice finish just after half-time. He appears to be on his way back to his best form after a patchy opening few weeks of the season. https://twitter.com/VMSportIE/status/1047580920381931520 However, Barcelona restored their two-goal lead thanks to a moment of genius from Messi. The Argentine collected the ball between the lines and clipped a wonderful pass out to Jordi Alba. The full-back took a touch and played a pass across the Spurs' penalty area, Luis Suarez stepped over the ball and Messi arrived late into the area to cushion the ball home with his left foot. A brilliant goal started and finished by Messi. https://twitter.com/VMSportIE/status/1047584800364797952 Erik Lamela got a goal back for Tottenham. Spurs are third, with no points from their opening two games of this season's Champions League. https://twitter.com/VMSportIE/status/1047585751175757829 But Messi completed his brilliant display with another goal to make it 4-2. Barcelona now top Group B with six points. Inter Milan also have six points following their 2-1 win over PSV Eindhoven. https://twitter.com/VMSportIE/status/1047591518524121088 Over in Naples, Liverpool suffered a 1-0 defeat. Napoli were full value for their win, with Liverpool failing to create any goalscoring chances in the tie. The Italians got a deserved win thanks to Lorenzo Insigne's stoppage-time goal. https://twitter.com/VMSportIE/status/1047592076584669185
Lionel Messi finishes off Tottenham with genius goal as Liverpool lose in last minute to Napoli