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EINDHOVEN (Reuters) – Lionel Messi scored an excellent individual goal and scored another goal. Barcelona beat PSV Eindhoven 2-1 to secure first place in Group B of the Champions League on Wednesday.
Messi provided a decisive pass to defender Gerard Pique to score the second goal for the Spanish team, which has 13 points in five games and an unassailable lead at the top of the pool. The PSV will end down.
Captain Luuk de Jong scored one last consolation for the local team as he played most of the match in Barcelona against Philips Stadion. He hit three times in the first half, missing several opportunities.
PSV striker Gaston Pereiro took a bad pass from Ivan Rakitic, but his withdrawal from the post came back on the post. He fired a few minutes later on the crossbar.
PSV was also lucky, as Barca made two attempts in the space of one minute and the unlucky player Arturo Vidal played on both occasions.
Pablo Rosario opened the scoring to 12 yards. Angelino blocked Chilean's header in the other corner.
It was Barcelona, however, who thanked his lucky stars just before half-time, when De Jong's header from a free kick had fallen off the crossbar and Denzel Dumfries's point blank shot hit the post.
The visitors took advantage just after the hour of play, thanks to a touch of typical Messi magic, which recovered the ball at the edge of the area and, with four defenders around him, managed to make their way and give a kickoff.
He was 2-0 with 20 minutes remaining when Argentina's free kick was guided into the PSV net by an unmarked dive.
De Jong opened the scoring with a frantic head but Barcelona managed to keep under pressure from home.
(Report by Nick Said, edited by Neville Dalton)
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