Messi style, Diogo Jota's world-class goal to humiliate Chelsea at Anfield

In a tense match that serves as a preamble to the Carabao Cup final, Liverpool took the lead in the first half against Chelsea with a great goal from Portugal's Diogo Jota, who evaded several Blues defenders and scored from in front of goal.

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In an important game for the Reds' Premier League title aspirations and one of German manager Jurgen Klopp's last home games, the match was tense in the opening minutes until the Portuguese's goal proved that despite Mohamed Salah's absence Liverpool are still intimidating.

After a long break, Premier League action resumed with Liverpool taking on Chelsea and it was in the 23rd minute that Jota took the ball out of the box and beat two Chelsea defenders to get in front of goalkeeper Petrovic and after a rebound he was able to score correctly. The VAR reviewed the play for a possible handball by the Liverpool striker but the goal was validated.

Just like Messi

This move by the Portuguese was reminiscent of several that Leonel Messi made in his time with Barcelona and that helped him to become one of the best players in the world but also succumbed on his visit to Anfield in that Champions League play-off where a goal by Divock Origi eliminated the Spaniards.