Borussia Dortmund need to win on the final matchday to qualify from the Champions League group stage after a 3-1 loss away to Barcelona.
Match Reports
Lionel Messi starred on his 700th appearance for the club as Barcelona comfortably beat Borussia Dortmund 3-1 at home to progress to the knockout rounds of the Champions League.
Barcelona already topped Group F but have confirmed their place in the next phase, with Dortmund 's fate no longer in their own hands on the closing matchday.
Luis Suarez scored from Messi's pass to open the scoring at Camp Nou on Wednesday and then turned provider for the skipper as Barca scored twice in the space of five first-half minutes.
Messi, reportedly set to win a sixth Ballon d'Or next week, added a second assist to a typically glittering individual display by setting up Antoine Griezmann to seal matters after the break with substitute Jadon Sancho firing home late on for Dortmund.
Group F standings
Match Events
21' OFFSIDE! Suarez’s goal disallowed
Suarez believes that he has handed Barca the lead, but the goal is disallowed on the pitch by the linesman for offside. The Uruguayan moves too soon from Messi's perfect pass into the box before slotting his effort past Burki. VAR confirms the decision.
26' Dembele injured AGAIN, Griezmann on
A huge concern for Barca as Dembele is down in the box, clutching his ankle. He may have to make way here. Dembele has to be withdrawn for the home side and is replaced by Griezmann.
29' GOAL! Barcelona 1-0 Dortmund (Suarez)
Messi and Suarez are not to be denied a second time as the Argentine tees up his team-mate to dispatch his strike from close range. The ball falls kindly for Messi on the edge of the box and he plays a fine pass for the Uruguayan, who fires a low shot past Burki into the bottom-left corner.
33' GOAL! Barcelona 2-0 Dortmund (Messi)
Dortmund are the architects of their own downfall allowing Messi to strike. Hummels gives the ball away straight to De Jong, who finds Messi. The Argentine and Suarez combine with a neat one-two to allow the former to find space in the left inside channel. He fires his effort low past Burki and beyond the outstretched leg of Hummels covering on the line.
47' CLOSE! Griezmann's shot stopped by Burki
Messi opens up the Dortmund defence with a pass into the left inside channel for Griezmann. However, he drills his low strike straight into the legs of Burki.
51' Yellow Card! Messi booked
Messi weaves his way through the Dortmund defence, but sees his chance to shoot closed down by Burki. He goes down in the box as the keeper fails to gather the ball cleanly, only to see the referee book him for simulation.
60' Ter Stegen makes a decent save
Sancho works the ball down the left to combine with Brandt, but he sees his low strike well saved by Ter Stegen at the near post. Encouragement for the visitors.
67' GOAL! Barcelona 3-0 Dortmund (Griezmann)
The Frenchman notches his first goal of the season the Champions League with a composed finish. Messi opens up the Dortmund defence with a throughball into the left inside channel. Griezmann gets behind Piszczek before striking first time into the bottom-right corner, leaving Burki no chance.
77' GOAL! Barcelona 3-1 Dortmund (Sancho)
Sancho latches on to Brandt's knockback on the edge of the box and with little back lift he powers a right-footed volley into the top-right corner. Ter Stegan was surprised by the effort, although there is nothing he could do to stop that.