Lionel Messi was at his sublime best scoring two goals in a span of seven minutes as he put Barcelona within touching distance of the Champions League final with a 3-0 win over Liverpool at the Camp Nou.

Former Liverpool striker Luis Suarez opened the scoring midway through the opening half of the semi-final first leg before Messi fired a brace to leave the Reds reeling despite an impressive performance. Mo Salah had his chances but Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen was superb at his post. The two sides meet again next Tuesday for the decisive second leg at Anfield.

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While Messi’s first goal was a nifty tap-in off a a deflection after Suarez misse, his second was a piece of art. In what was his 600th goal for the club, he struck an incredible long-range free-kick, which curled into the goal.

Watch: Messi’s 600th club goal was stunning free-kick against Liverpool in Champions League

Twitter, understandably, was ablaze with excitement and praise for the entertaining match which was sealed by trademark Messi magic. Have a look:

First, a throwback

The big numbers

Everyone was excited to see #Messi600

A word on Liverpool

Some Game of Thrones humour, of course

And Messi being Messi