Catalan kings Barcelona were ruthless... while Liverpool were toothless in Champions League clash All the statistics favoured Liverpool apart from the goals category at Nou Camp You could tell how much Barcelona wanted to win against Liverpool at home With such a big prize at stake, they pulled out all the antics in the first half Luis Suarez was snipping away against his former club on Wednesday evening REPORT: Messi leaves Liverpool's Champions League hopes hanging by a thread
By Chris Sutton for the Daily Mail
Published: 23:10 BST, 1 May 2019 | Updated: 23:24 BST, 1 May 2019
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When it mattered most, Barcelona were ruthless while Liverpool were toothless. All the statistics favoured the Reds apart from the goals category.
You could tell how much the hosts wanted to win this. With such a big prize at stake, they pulled out all the antics in the first half.
There was Lionel Messi milking a challenge — albeit a heavy one — from James Milner by rolling over and over. He then lifted his hand up to referee Bjorn Kuipers to suggest Milner should be carded.