Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring a goal against Chelsea.
Highlights
- Messi became only the second player to reach 100 Champions League goals.
*Barca's fans were celebrating after just 129 seconds as Messi found the net before Chelsea had even made a pass.
BARCELONA: Barcelona hailed Lionel Messi as "The King" and he handed
Chelsea the royal punishment by scoring twice to reach 100 Champions League goals and end their quarter-final hopes.
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After unfurling a banner showing the words "God Save The King" before kick-off, Barca's fans were celebrating after just 129 seconds at the Camp Nou as Messi found the net before Chelsea had even made a pass.
He then teed up Ousmane Dembele to double Barca's lead in the second leg of the last-16 clash before registering a century of Champions League goals on his 123rd appearance to complete a 3-0 victory, 4-1 on aggregate.
Messi becomes only the second player to reach the milestone in Europe's premier tournament, following Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, who has 117 goals in 152 games.
"He knows in certain moments the stars have to come out," Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde said. "We enjoy him. We're lucky enough to be seeing something that will go down in history.
Barcelona 3 : 0 Chelsea
Congrats to Barcelona and to there fans.
More winning to come.
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