It took under 20 minutes to pull one back, with Messi willing his side back in it. In the 35th minute, a well-worked move into the middle of the pitch saw Messi exquisitely finesse it home.

Messi left Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2021 having scored 120 goals for the Spanish club in the Champions League – a record that even Cristiano Ronaldo, with his 105 for ...