Lionel Messi worked his magic once again on the Champions League stage for Barcelona.
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.
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 pass at the edge of the six-yard box and lofting the ball over an onrushing David Ospina. It was taken off by VAR for a handball in the process, leaving him on 115 goals on the Champions League stage in his career.
If Barcelona holds on, it will advance to the quarterfinals in Portugal, where it's likely to face Bayern Munich.