Manchester United crash out of Champions League as Messi nets brace

Manchester United have been bundled out of the Champions League after Lionel Messi scored twice within the first 20 minutes of the match at Nou Camp.

The tie was over before a ball was kicked after the break, but the tie was kept alight just after the hour mark as Philippe Coutinho blasted home a spectacular third from 25 yards.

The Catalan giants were dominant in the Champions League quarter final second leg, winning 3-0 on the night to seal a 3-1 aggregate victory.

The visitors started brightly, with Marcus Rashford hitting the bar after just two minutes, but that was the closest the Premier League side came all night.

Messi opened the scoring on 16 minutes, winning a tussle with Ashley Young, before evading two United challenges to curl home into the bottom corner from the edge of the area.

Four minutes later, Messi had his second goal. Capitalising on some more slack defending he burst past Fred and guided a low effort around Phil Jones – with David De Gea fumbling the shot into the net.

Barcelona continued to press after the break, and Brazilian international Philippe Coutinho netted his first goal in five games – collecting Jordi Alba’s pass 25 yards from goal and hammering home a spectacular effort into the top corner.

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