BARCELONA: Lionel Messi pictures the Champions League ending with him hoisting the trophy and it began with him scoring a hattrick on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) as Barcelona put four goals past PSV Eindhoven.

An early kick-off at Camp Nou meant that before most of the tournament’s teams had even named their line-ups, Messi was up and running, his sumptuous free-kick from the edge of the area nestling in the top corner, exactly where it was intended.

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