LIONEL MESSI BRACE ELIMINATES CHELSEA OUT OF THE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Barcelona star Lionel Messi who recently had his third child was on target for the Blaugrana as he scored a brace and provided the assist for Ousmane Dembele to ensure LaLiga leaders swept Chelsea away by 3 - 0 in their second leg round of 16 UEFA Champions League clash at Camp Nou. Barcelona are in the quarter-finals courtesy of their 4-1 aggregate win over Londoners. The both side played out Chelsea to a 1- 1 draw in the first-leg at Stamford Bridge three weeks ago. It was Barcelona’s first win against Chelsea at the Camp Nou since 2005. Messi inevitably inflicted the damage in the third minute as he gave Barcelona the lead as early as three minutes, which was the fastest goal he has ever scored for his country and club and also his 99th Champions League goal. He turned provider as his brilliant assist set up Ousmane Dembele in the 20 th minute to make it 2-0 going into the break. After playing on the back foot early in the second half it was Barcelona who struck