Champions League: Lionel Messi's 'special' guides Barcelona to quarterfinals with win over Napoli
India TV NewsJust when it looked like Lionel Messi had nowhere to go, the Argentine great bamboozled half of Napoli’s team before scoring from an exquisite solo effort that helped Barcelona reach the Champions League quarterfinals in Portugal. Messi netted Barcelona's second goal in the 3-1 victory that sent the Spanish side past Napoli on a 4-2 aggregate score on Saturday. Barcelona coach Quique Setién said that Messi, who played the whole game, had a hard knock but that “I don’t think he will have a problem.” Lorenzo Insigne pulled one back for the visitors in first-half injury time with a penalty awarded after Ivan Rakitic fouled Mertens. “I am disappointed, I believe we could have done better.” Barcelona is searching for its first European Cup since 2015 and only a Champions League trophy will prevent it from ending the season without a title for the first time since 2014.