Lionel Messi free-kick vs Liverpool: Barcelona star scores 600th club goal as Rio Ferdinand and Gary Lineker celebrate

Lionel Messi free-kick vs Liverpool: Barcelona star scores 600th club goal as Rio Ferdinand and Gary Lineker celebrate
Lionel Messi is one of the best players ever.That’s according to former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand, who was watching him in Barcelona’s 3-0 win against Liverpool in the Champions League semi-final.3

Messi celebrates his 600th Barcelona goal

He was in awe, telling Gary Lineker on BT Sport that one day he was going to be lucky enough to tell his grandchildren he got to watch Messi play in person.“Lionel Messi’s a phenomenal player. He’s got everything. He’s one of the best ever, if not the best,” he said.BT Sport3

Lineker throws his arms into the air to celebrate Messi’s free-kick against Liverpool, with his former club winning 3-0 on the night

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Lineker then hugs Ferdinand, who was also in awe of Messi’s brilliance

Footage of Ferdinand and Lineker, who spent three years at Barcelona and also played for Liverpool’s Merseyside rivals, Everton, celebrating Messi’s 600th goal – a fantastic 35-yard free-kick – was released by BT Sport, with the host tweeting: ‘The little genius defies logic.’Messi’s 600th goal for Barcelona actually came 14 years to the day since his first goal for the club, against Albacete, in 2005.Barcelona now take a commanding lead to Anfield for the second leg as they eye a place in the final on 1 June against either Ajax or Tottenham.Naturally, Liverpool fans who follow BT Sport on Twitter were not impressed, with responses to the video following along the lines of ’embarrassing’, as you can see below.

Is that allowed?— Gaz Pierce (@pierce_gaz) May 1, 2019

Can't understand British commentators carrying on like that. Great goal by a great player. However English teams come first— THE KOPITE (@ardbeth) May 1, 2019

Embarassing— Oliver Mint (@OliverMint23) May 1, 2019

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