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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 23959739" data-attributes="member: 158020">PSV 1 Barcelona 2: Messi's genius  wraps up top spot in Group B   <img src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/28/21/6765784-6439769-image-m-23_1543440941376.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   Lionel Messi's twin moments of inspiration helped Barcelona overcame a shaky  hour to win 2-1 at PSV and sew up top spot in Group B.Comfortable 4-0 victors in  the reverse encounter, Ernesto Valverde's men enjoyed no such dominance in  Eindhoven as they came under heavy scrutiny for long periods.The visitors had  the woodwork to thank for denying PSV a lead on three occasions, before captain  Messi took charge in the second half.   He broke the deadlock with a sublime piece of penalty area composure and then  delivered the set-piece from which Gerard Pique ensured a late Luke de Jong  header would be nothing more than a consolation.   PSV's bright start could well have come with early reward through Gaston  Pereiro. The winger forced Marc-Andre ter Stegen into a flying save from a free-kick,  stroked a shot on to the right post and then, from De Jong's knock-down, spooned  over from close range.   Arturo Vidal was twice denied by goal-line blocks before Barca survived  another fright, Denzel Dumfries hitting the upright following De Jong's header  against the crossbar.   Ter Stegen remained under scrutiny after the interval and yet, in the  61st minute, Barca were ahead. Ousmane Dembele slipped a pass into Messi's path  and the star man did the rest, weaving around multiple markers before rifling  past an unsuspecting Jeroen Zoet.   And it was the skipper who also created what proved the winner 20 minutes  from time as he deceived PSV's wall by whipping a free-kick onto Pique's boot  for an instinctive first-time finish.   There was time left for Netherlands striker De Jong to nod home Angelino's  cross in the 82nd minute, but Barca held on to three points despite squandering  a clean sheet.</blockquote>

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