Messi had not scored against Buffon before.That statistic is now a thing of the past.He scored not one but two goals when Barcelona beat Juventus 3- 0 yesterday.
Buffon had managed to keep Messi at bay the last three times the two teams played against each other- but fourth time lucky did not work out for him.
Messi now has 96 Champion’s League goals and his tally for this season is 8 goals and counting.
Highlights of Buffon’s despair….