Barcelona vs Man Utd: Lionel Messi fires Spaniards into Champions League semi-finals

Relive all of the drama

Barcelona v Man Utd: Champions League match preview

Lionel Messi delivered another reminder of his enduring star quality as Barcelona quashed Manchester United's hopes of another improbable Champions League comeback at the Nou Camp.

United had overcome a two-goal deficit at Paris St Germain last month but Messi's first-half brace and a wonder strike from Philippe Coutinho ushered Barcelona towards a 3-0 victory, 4-0 on aggregate, at the ground of one of the Premier League side's greatest triumphs.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was insistent that the 1999 Champions League final win over Bayern Munich would have no bearing on this quarter-final second leg and his remarks proved accurate.

While his side made an energetic start, with Marcus Rashford denied by the goal frame within seconds of kick-off, Barcelona became more proactive and Messi, as he so often has done in the past, took top billing.

Relive all of the drama below.

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Key Points

• Barcelona XI: Ter Stegen; Sergi Roberto, Piqué, Lenglet, Alba; Rakitic, Busquets, Arthur; Messi, Suárez, Coutinho
• Manchester United XI: De Gea, Jones, Lindelof, Smalling, Young, Fred, McTominay, Pogba, Lingard, Martial, Rashford

[16 April 2019 21:49 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

​Barcelona 3-0 Manchester United, 89 minutes

Top stop, Marc-Andre ter Stegen!

He's had nothing, nothing at all to do, but saves brilliantly as Alexis Sanchez stoops on to a low Diogo Dalot cross and guides it towards the near post.

A strong left hand keeps it out.

[16 April 2019 21:50 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Juventus 1-2 Ajax, 88 minutes

Hugs from all the Ajax players for Hakim Ziyech, who has been fantastic, as he trudges off to be replaced.

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is no stranger to such occasions. Another experienced head on.

[16 April 2019 21:51 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Full Time: Barcelona 3-0 Manchester United

[16 April 2019 21:52 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Drama in Turin!

There's a VAR check. The ball has struck an arm.

Into two added minutes.

[16 April 2019 21:52 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

NO PENALTY! 

Ajax are a minute and a half away. It struck Daley Blind's arm, but it is in a natural position. 

[16 April 2019 21:54 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Juventus 1-2 Ajax, 90 + 1 minutes

One minute gone of the additional two. 

What a performance from Ajax. What a story for Ajax. So young, captained by a 19-year-old, so light on top level European experience, and they are about to be in the Champions League semi-finals.

[16 April 2019 21:55 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Full Time: Juventus 1-2 Ajax

[16 April 2019 21:57 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT! Ajax have done it!

Real Madrid tossed aside. Juventus vanquished.

Manchester City or Tottenham await, and who would bet against them.

They were the better team for all 180 minutes of the tie. 

[16 April 2019 21:58 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Champions League Semi-Finals

Tottenham Hostpur/Manchester City vs AJAX

BARCELONA vs Liverpool/Porto

[16 April 2019 22:02 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

There were very audible cheers in the Camp Nou after Ajax scored their winner. Cristiano Ronaldo will not win a fourth successive Champions League. Juventus will not win the trophy they so covet. Ajax are alive, and true contenders.