Today’s back pages: Maestro Messi is from another planet as Liverpool are floored

A round up of the sport headlines from UK newspapers on 2 May

Barcelona star Lionel Messi celebrates his stunning free-kick against Liverpool
Barcelona star Lionel Messi celebrates his stunning free-kick against Liverpool
(Image credit: Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

It may be possible that the world’s football writers and editors are running out of ways to describe the brilliance of Barcelona star Lionel Messi.

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