Lionel Messi: What Barcelona star did after foul will rattle Liverpool supporters (Image: GETTY/BT Sport)
Lionel Messi: The Barcelona star was sent tumbling by Liverpool midfielder James Milner (Image: BT Sport)
Lionel Messi: The Barcelona star was sent tumbling by Liverpool midfielder James Milner (Image: BT Sport)
He then held up an imaginary yellow card to try and get Milner booked.
After, Lionel Messi turned to a nearby camera and smiled to toy with fans back home who could see what he was up to.
It created an iconic Champions League image and in the second half Messi was about to back up his antics by letting his football do the talking.
After Liverpool came flying out of the blocks in search on a crucial away goal, Barcelona were clinical.
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Lionel Messi: The Barcelona star smiled to troll Liverpool (Image: BT Sport)
Lionel Messi: The Barcelona man scored his 600th Barcelona goal tonight (Image: GETTY)
Luis Suarez kneed the ball onto the crossbar after a slick counter-attack.
The danger wasn’t cleared as Alisson and Robertson lay helpless in the crowded penalty box, Messi was on hand to calmly chest and slot home.
After being blocked off by Fabinho, Messi had sight of goal from 35 yards.
What followed was spectacular. He bent the ball around the wall and into the top left corner giving Alisson no chance.
It was his eighth goal directly from a free-kick this season and his 600th for Barcelona.
Lionel Messi: The Barcelona star fired a stunning free kick past Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson (Image: GETTY)