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AS EASY AS 1-2-3! Barcelona make history after Champions League rally against Paris St. Germain

Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi goes for the ball during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg football match FC Barcelona vs Paris Saint-Germain FC at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on March 8, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / LLUIS GENE

Lionel Messi sprinted straight past the goal. He ran away from Paris St.-Germain’s players, who lay stricken on the turf. As his Barcelona teammates raced after Sergi Roberto, an improbable hero on an impossible night, Messi peeled off toward the fans.

When he reached the edge of the field, he leapt on top of an advertising board and held his arms aloft, raised to the gods.

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