Messi's
outrageous strike against PSG on Wednesday will live long in football fans'
memories - a ferocious effort from 25 yards (22.86 meters) that sunk into the
top corner of the net - though it wasn't enough for Barcelona to overcome their
4-1 first-leg defeat - Barcelona needed four goals to progress to the
quarter-finals. The uphill task was made even more difficult for the Blaugrana
as Kylian Mbappe converted a penalty for PSG on the half-hour.
Messi had the
opportunity to make it two for Barcelona, but missed from the penalty spot,
with Navas comfortably deflecting the ball away from goal. It was a rather
convincing display from Barcelona, and coach Koeman hopes Barcelona's recent
progress in performance will convince Messi to stay at Barcelona beyond this
season.
"Leo [Messi] has seen for quite some time
that the team is improving thanks to all the changes we've made," Koeman
said after Barcelona's Champions League exit.
"We have young players of great quality.
We've got a great future ahead. Leo can't have any doubts about what the future
holds for this team.
"We are departing this Champions League in a
very different manner from the way we did last season. In this game, we hit our
level and that's the road we have to follow."
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