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Lionel Messi wins Champions League Goal of the Season for THAT free-kick against Liverpool

Well deserved.

FC Barcelona v Liverpool - UEFA Champions League Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images

After being nominated for best forward in the Champions League for his performances last season, Lionel Messi has won Goal of the Season for his unbelievable free-kick in the first leg of the semifinal against Liverpool at Camp Nou.

Barcelona won the first leg 3-0 before the infamous collapse at Anfield, and this goal should have been the highlight of a Champions League winning season for Messi and the Catalans. It wasn’t, but at least Messi gets recognition for one of the best goals of his career.

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