[VIDEO] Messi Too Good As Barcelona Beats Chelsea 3-1 To Play In The Champions League Quarter-Finals

Chelsea went out of the Champions League at the last-16 stage as Barcelona forward Lionel Messi punished an error-ridden Chelsea side in the Nou Camp.

Lionel Messi delivered a timely reminder to the rest of Europe that he is the reason why Barcelona are the team to beat in the Champions League by masterminding a 3-0 defeat of Chelsea in the Nou Camp. By netting twice against the defending Premier League champions, the Argentina star also created a piece of personal history by becoming only the second player, after Cristiano Ronaldo, to score 100 Champions League goals. Messi’s first goal, after two minutes and eight seconds, was also the quickest of his career.

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On a night when he delivered a supreme performance against Antonio Conte’s team, Messi also created Barca’s second goal for Ousmane Dembele with a stunning burst into Chelsea territory before teeing up young France forward for his first goal for the club.

Still unbeaten in La Liga, Barcelona’s dismantling of Chelsea ensures that Ernesto Valverde’s team will go into Friday’s quarterfinal draw as the club that everyone else will want to avoid. They’ve now reached the last eight for 11 successive seasons, having extended their home record against English clubs to just two defeats in 33 games.

Messi’s brilliance, the tireless work rate of Luis Suarez who has now scored just one Champions League goal in 16 games and the under-estimated strength of their defence make Barcelona the outstanding team still playing in the competition.

They are undoubted to a team to beat.

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