Lionel Messi scores 100 goals, Barcelona beat Chelsea 3-1

Barcelona hailed Lionel Messi as "The King" and he gave Chelsea the regal discipline by scoring twice to achieve 100 Champions League objectives and end their quarter-last expectations. 

In the wake of spreading out a standard demonstrating the words "God Save The King" before commence, Barca's fans were celebrating after only 129 seconds at the Camp Nou as Messi found the net before Chelsea had even made a pass. 

He at that point teed up Ousmane Dembele to twofold Barca's lead in the second leg of the last-16 conflict before enlisting a time of Champions League objectives on his 123rd appearance to finish a 3-0 triumph, 4-1 on total. 

Messi turns out to be just the second player to achieve the breakthrough in Europe's head competition, following Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, who has 117 objectives in 152 recreations. 

"He knows in specific minutes the stars need to turn out," Barcelona mentor Ernesto Valverde said. "We appreciate him. 

We're sufficiently fortunate to see something that will stand out forever." 

Before the end, the Argentinian's glimmering breakaway in the development to Dembele's first Barcelona objective had turned out to be minimal in excess of a commentary to what was another Messi masterclass. 

"I imagine that a phenomenal player moved the last outcome," Chelsea supervisor Antonio Conte said. "In these two legs, he scored three objectives, he made a help for Dembele to score an objective. It's a pity." 

It additionally tops a momentous five days for the 30-year-old, who sat out Saturday's La Liga prevail upon Malaga to take care of the introduction of his third tyke. 

Chelsea, in touch after the 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge, were in this way sufficiently shocking to experience the striker crisp, free and at his alarmingly splendid best. 

Toward the complete, Conte left the field with his arm around the forward, maybe with nothing to include except for congrats. 

"I think when you have the chance to make incredible compliment to Messi, I believe it's correct," Conte included. "It's entitlement to perceive a super, super, super best player." 

Conte's group had shots, especially in the main half, yet the sense was once Barcelona were in front they were substance to kick back and counter. 

Speediest Messi objective 

Chelsea hit the woodwork twice and asserted for a punishment when Alonso was brought around Gerard Pique. 

"On the off chance that you watch the amusement you can see the last outcome is out of line," Conte said. "Over the two legs we hit the post four times. This is exceptionally unusual." 

With Manchester United dumped out by Sevilla and Tottenham outmanouevred by Juventus, Chelsea's leave implies for all the discussion of a Premier League resurgence, Liverpool and Manchester City are its exclusive two delegates in the quarter-finals. 

Spain have three, after Real observed off the test of Paris Saint-Germain. 

Andres Iniesta shook off a hamstring strain to begin while Dembele was an unexpected incorporation, liked to Paulinho and remunerated for his phenomenal show against Malaga. 

Conte, in the mean time, plumped for Olivier Giroud in advance in front of both Alvaro Morata, who was on the seat, and Eden Hazard, who was allowed his desire to play further in assaulting midfield. 

Inside three minutes, notwithstanding, Chelse's arrangement to disappoint was ruined. Messi began the move and completed it, with Dembele, Luis Suarez and a redirection off Alonso, helping him discover the space to flame through the legs of Thibaut Courtois for the speediest objective of his vocation. 

Dembele's second came after Cesc Fabregas neglected to secure ownership in midfield and Messi was away, skipping past a frantic lurch from Andreas Christensen, before shocking the entire stadium by squaring to the back post. Dembele took one touch and hammered the ball into the best corner. 

Any expectations Chelsea had of a rebound were extinguishe soon after the hour-check. Suarez dashed through midfield however hoped to have reached a stopping point on the edge of Chelsea's case. 

Messi assumed control, tearing past the established Moses and slamming the ball, again through the legs of Courtois, into the net. 

Source: AFP