Lionel Messi’s odds of winning the 2019 Ballon d’Or shortened dramatically after inspiring Barcelona to a 3-0 victory over Liverpool in the Champions League semi-final first leg on Wednesday night.However, you suspect the Argentine forward won’t care a jot about that.He’ll just be delighted that Barça now have one foot in the Champions League final after his side’s comprehensive victory over the Reds at Camp Nou.Luis Suarez broke the deadlock against his former club midway through the first half, but Messi stole the show with his second-half brace.There was an element of good fortune with his first of the night - he walked the ball into an empty net following a rebound - but there was nothing lucky about his second.

Messi scored his 600th Barcelona goal - exactly 14 years after scoring his first, coincidentally - with one of his best ever free-kicks.

The 31-year-old stepped up and sent an unstoppable left-footed effort into the back of the net past Liverpool’s Alisson.

It was a moment of magic from the man that many people regard as the greatest footballer of all time.

Although Messi’s free-kick looked spectacular on TV, some of the footage recorded by spectators from inside the Camp Nou is breathtaking.

We’ve collated some of the best videos for your viewing pleasure…

You can really appreciate the speed of the free-kick from this angle.

The first angle on this video shows just how accurate the strike was. Perfection.

This angle, from higher up, shows the amount of bend Messi put on the ball.

As does this one.

This one also does, albeit from the opposite end of Camp Nou.

Just listen to the crowd's reaction. A special, special moment.

“We had chances to score more but we must be happy with tonight,” Messi was quoted as saying by Goal. “We are aware that it's not over as we still have to go to their ground. But we're happy with tonight.

“It was a very, very intense game. They're used to playing at that rhythm, with a very physical game, with a lot of counter-attacks.

“We're very tired now but we have to continue like this, also in the second leg. In the first half, we played well.

“In the second half, they were very good. They had some great chances. We did well to resist. I was very fortunate to find the corner with that goal. It was a beautiful moment. We have to be united."