How Liverpool will (try to) stop Lionel Messi | Champions League

Alejandro Moreno, Dan Thomas, Shaka Hislop and Craig Burley preview the first leg of Barcelona vs. Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League semifinals, particularly how Jurgen Klopp's side plans to stop Lionel Messi.
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[woochi]

This should’ve been the final instead of semifinal! Liverpool vs Barcelona going to be a intense game.

[Bennnyak]

How to beat Barca: The proven guide
1. Get 1 away goal
2. Let them lead by 1 goal until 80 mins of the second leg
3. Nick a late goal
4. Park the bus and pray

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[chiya]

Make sure you don’t trip Messy around the box. Even free kicks are considered a penalty for him, cuz he scored them like one.

[abdiessa]

I’ve said before and I’ll say it again when Messi is in his groove all tactics go out the window.All Messi needs is half a chance and then boom.

He creates things out of nothing, his two goals against Man Utd, the little magician intercepted the ball and scored.

Like Henry said :”He will take the ball off you and score.”

The funny thing is the majority of the game Messi is just strolling and then when he sees you off guard he’ll turn up the tempo and produce some magic.

[Danqz]

Chris Smalling should give Liverpool advice.

[Danqz]

If Messi is on his game, you simply can’t stop him.

[link]

Liverpool won't focus on messi, they will focus on how to score goals that's how they always play..
It means: messi can score goals but they will try to score more..

[pixelbyte]

2:51 Trust me Ale, if Messi goes deep to get the ball and assist it to any wings, he will be there near/in the 18 yard box to score no matter what & even idk how.
AND THAT'S MESSI 👽

[cristianfuller]

Gameplan
Velverde: Get the ball to messi
Klopp: Don’t let the ball get to messi

Edit: messi 😭😭

[royanurag]

Barca should play like they r already 0 - 3 down to Liverpool.
Because that's when Barca becomes a beast and Messi becomes unstoppable.

[liverpool]

these guys would be terrible coaches lol

[PSP]

All The Conversations For Just One Player Shows Who MESSI Really Is 👽🐐

[_hazula]

Fact is no one will stop Leo if he (messi) is in form

[phillipcarr]

You don't stop him u attack Barca like mad, press them and score as many as possible

[BillPeaches]

The best way to beat Messi is to focus on *YOUR* game and not Messi's game. Barcelona are more worried about Liverpool as a whole than Liverpool are worried about Messi.

[ShubhamSingh-morz]

If you can't beat messi, beat messi - chris smalling 2019

[amolparadke]

Don't matter your best player in world like #Messi the game is played with 11 men on field contributing there part but in Argentina there defence is bad midfield is awful and expect Messi to do all against small teams it's fine but team like France you everyone have seen what happens
But Barcelona have quality players so it's less pressure on Messi to score in Barca and that's enough fot him to destroy all✌🏻

[prashant]

When u r against ronaldo u cant foul inside box and give penalty
When u r against messi u cant even foul near box his freekicks r as good as penalty
I wish i can witness a big stage final between this two legends

[ludacris]

Y’all pundits be tripping for real. Messi is the artistic of soccer incarnate 💪😂
How you gonna stop him? Messi doesn’t make the defenders cry, he makes them wear diapers. 😂😂😂

[carlosmorais]

As a Barcelona fan I gotta admit Barcelona can’t afford to let liverpool score it will cost them at the Second leg however messi will be the goat and destroy Liverpool Visca Barca💙❤️