Barcelona need a Messi miracle to beat Bayern... but new Champions League format could help

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Barcelona had to wait 165 days for their Champions League second leg against Napoli, but effectively wrapped up the tie inside 45 minutes on Saturday night. Like so many times in the past, a potential banana skin was negotiated thanks to the brilliance of Lionel Messi. The Argentine did fall over, but picked himself back up again to score a wonder goal in what was perhaps a metaphor for Barca over the last year or two. Certainly it was the kind of moment which would have had fans purring in approval at Camp Nou. In this new normal of post-pandemic football, though, none were there to appreciate it. Messi's superb...

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