Barcelona 3-0 Liverpool: 5 Hits and Misses
Barcelona played host to Liverpool in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals and it was a game to remember for football fans and the Barcelona faithful as they celebrated their 3-0 victory in the game, with Messi scoring a brace, including a sensational free-kick to bring up his 600th career goal in just 683 games.
Liverpool started the game off brightly as they pressed the home side relentlessly and almost forced an error from their defense. But after the first stutter, the Blaugrana grew into the game and ended the first half as the dominant side. After the break though, Liverpool had the upper hand and they looked destined to equalize until a certain Argentinian stepped up to the plate and delivered for everyone watching.
Liverpool may feel hard done by the result given they played better in the first half but they failed to capitalize and finish their chances. With that, let's take a look at the 5 hits and misses from the game.
#5 Hit: Andrew Robertson
Liverpool's Andrew Robertson had a good game as he was very effective for the Reds, both defensively and offensively at the Camp Nou. He was safely the better full-back yesterday for Liverpool as Joe Gomez endured a hard time against the likes of Jordi Alba.
Robertson nullified the attacks of Sergi Roberto and kept him stuck into his own half as he struggled until Semedo came on to take his place. His work rate proved to be a nightmare for Barcelona as they were forced to stay alert from their right side.
However, his effect reduced over the course of the game, as was the case with every Liverpool player last night as they struggled to break the deadlock against a resilient and motivated Barca side led by Messi.