Twitter reacts to Wednesday’s Champions League action

It is true that there doesn’t seem to be any form of beginning or end in football these days, and this continuous cycle of non-stop matches has worn out even the most passionate supporter.

But there is one night we can all get in the mood for, and it’s Champions League night! More precisely, it’s the Champions League with Barcelona, ​​Paris Saint-Germain, Liverpool and RB Leipzig… night!

Lionel Messi vs. Kylian Mbappe was always going to be the main event on tonight’s card, and the duo served us a plate of goals, magic and heartache, all of equal size.

Barca were praying for a miracle in this second leg, having lost 4-1 at Camp Nou in February, but their attempts at Remontada # 2 got off to the worst possible start. PSG received a penalty by VAR (boooo) and Mbappe intervened to take the advantage on the evening of the hosts.

In doing so, he took a big step forward, set a new record and set comparisons to another of football’s wonders.

And one stat looked like a very important passing of the torch, as it was about breaking a record set by the majestic Messi as a little boy, tearing teams apart with his long, flowing locks.

Did he feel the pressure intervening to convert that kick? Did Marc-André ter Stegen’s antics on the goal line baffle him in any way? Absolutely not.

But the old man still had life in those little legs. Messi thundered Barca into the game with an outrageous strike from a distance, which appeared to gain momentum as it flew into the top corner of Keylor Navas’ net. No stopping that one, mate.

1-1 and match in the Champions League. And as the end of the first half approached, Barca had the opportunity to head to the locker room, when the referee awarded a penalty to the visitors. Messi, who just hit one on the Queen’s head from 30 yards, missed by just 12.

At least there was a group of fans who enjoyed this miss …

In fact do that of them fan groups …

Of course, credit goes to Navas for his stop.

So, absolute drama. And with all this chaos, we almost forgot there was another game at the same time! Liverpool were aiming to see their 2-0 lead from the first leg and, in all fairness, were involved in a fairly quick and exciting first 45 minutes.

The only difference is that Messi and Mbappe weren’t on the pitch. Instead, Mohamed Salah, Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane were doing their best to make Jurgen Klopp’s night as uncomfortable as possible. Even old, then.

But Salah silenced his critics, and thousands of you on Twitter, putting the game to bed in 70 minutes with a neat finish in the near post. And breathe, the reds, you’re done.

You change your music a lot quickly. Once Salah lit the path, Mane followed suit, and the game was over.

In Paris, Barca couldn’t find their way among the French champions for the second time that night, and the hosts eventually made it through to the quarter-finals. Of course, it was a heartbreak for Messi.

Hopefully we will see him in the Champions League wearing a Barca shirt next year …

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