Watch: Lionel Messi Scores Outrageous Champions League Goal vs. Napoli

Lionel Messi has done it yet again.

The Barcelona legend scored a goal for the highlight reel when his club needed it most, evading multiple Napoli defenders and padding Barcelona's lead in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16.

Barcelona led 1-0 on the day and 2-1 on aggregate on a somewhat controversial goal, after Clement Lenglet appeared to push off in order to head home a corner kick.

There was nothing controversial about Messi's finish, though. The Argentine maestro split a pair of defenders, shook another, got knocked down in the box, regained his balance and then curled a left-footed shot inside the far post as he was going to ground again.

LIONEL. MESSI. 🐐

Simply outrageous. Barcelona in control vs. Napoli #UCL

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The goal made it 3-1 Barcelona on aggregate. He appeared to make it 4-1 in the 30th minute in more conventional fashion, chesting down a superb outside-of-the-boot pass from Frenkie de Jong at the edge of the six-yard box and lofting the ball over an onrushing David Ospina. It was taken off by VAR for an apparent handball as he took the ball down, though, leaving him on 115 goals on the Champions League stage in his career.

Gol del Barcelona... ¡Anulado por mano de Leo Messi! 😱

¿Buena decisión? 🤔@FCBarcelona_es 2(3)-(1)0 @sscnapoliES #Barcelona | #Napoli | #UCL

🔴 En vivo
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Messi earned the chance for Barcelona to get back on the scoresheet just before halftime, after a lengthy review process. He chased Kalidou Koulibaly from behind and cut in front of him inside the Napoli box, where the defender whipped Messi's leg from behind as he tried to win back the ball. Messi went down for an extended period of time while feeling the effects of the kick, and after the referee checked the pitchside monitor and awarded the penalty, Luis Suarez stepped to the spot and converted, making it 3-0 on the day and 4-1 on aggregate.

¡Penal para el Barcelona! 😱

Messi ganó un balón en el área y fue derribado. El VAR llamó al árbitro y se marca la pena máxima. 👀@FCBarcelona_es 2(3)-(1)0 @sscnapoliES #Barcelona | #Napoli | #UCL

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¡Goooooooooool del Barcelona! ⚽

Luis Suárez no desaprovecha el penal y clava el tercero del club blaugrana. 🔵🔴@FCBarcelona_es 3(4)-(1)0 @sscnapoliES #Barcelona | #Napoli | #UCL

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Napoli pulled within 3-1 on the day and 4-2 on aggregate on a penalty of its own, after an Ivan Rakitic foul allowed Lorenzo Insigne to score from the spot.

Not so fast! Lorenzo Insigne gets Napoli on the board before half to give hope to the Italian side. pic.twitter.com/ddNikOnTXT
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) August 8, 2020

Barcelona held on to win by that scoreline, and it advances to the quarterfinals in Portugal, where it will face Bayern Munich, a dominant 7-1 aggregate winner over Chelsea.

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