Lionel Messi’s best moments in the Champions League. (A thread)

05/06 - Lionel Messi scores his first Champions League goal.

07/08 - Lionel Messi scores his first KO goal in the Champions league, with a second in the game as well.

07/08 - Lionel Messi sets the record with most dribbles in a Champions League match (16) with a masterclass against United.

08/09 - Lionel Messi inspires Barcelona to a 4-0 win with two goals and one assist against Bayern.

08/09 - Lionel Messi pulls of a great performance including THAT iconic header in the Champions League final to win his second Champions League.

09/10 - Lionel Messi scores his first free-kick in the Champions League, which was also a late winner.

09/10 - Lionel Messi scores FOUR goals against Arsenal in the Champions League.

10/11 - Lionel Messi pulls off an insane performance against Madrid including that iconic solo goal in the semi-finals.

10/11 - Lionel Messi pulls off the greatest Champions League final performance to win his third Champions League.

11/12 - Lionel Messi sets a new record by scoring FIVE goals against Bayer Leverkusen in a KO match.

12/13 - Lionel Messi inspires Barcelona to come back from a 2-0 loss in the first leg with a brace against AC Milan.

14/15 - Lionel Messi plays the best non-scoring/assisting performance in the history of the Champions League against City.

14/15 - Lionel Messi plays a masterclass of a performance against Bayern included THAT iconic goal that broke the internet.

14/15 - Lionel Messi wins his fourth Champions League as Barcelona win the final 1-3 against Juventus.

15/16 - Lionel Messi finishes off an insane counter-attack by MSN against Arsenal.

16/17 - Barcelona make an insane comeback against PSG with this iconic celebration from Lionel Messi as a result.

17/18 - With an insane performance against Chelsea with a brace and an assist Lionel Messi reaches 100 Champions League goals, he is the fastest to do so.

18/19 - Lionel Messi inspires Barcelona to a victory with a masterclass at Wembley against Spurs.

18/19 - Lionel Messi scores one of the best, if not the best free-kick in Champions League history in the semi-finals against Liverpool.

20/21 - Lionel Messi scored an absolute strike against PSG.

Lionel Messi’s stats in the CL:

149 games
120 goals
35 assists
87 wins
542 succesful dribbles (3.6 per game)
257 key passes
62 MOTMs
8.48 average rating