Topics: UEFA Champions League, Barcelona, Liverpool, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ivan Rakitic
The Argentine ace succeeds his Portuguese nemesis as the winner of the 2017-18 poll,which was won by CR7.

Fans were amazed by Lionel Messi's antics against Liverpool during their UEFA Champions League semi-final clash, and now, the Argentine footballer has something to show for that impressive display.

Messi was one of the candidates to win the Goal of the Season Award, handed by UEFA year after year after conducting a poll among their fans. Today, the tournament's Twitter feed proceeded to reveal the results, with Messi beating Cristiano's goal against Manchester United in the earlier stages of the competition.

Portugal's Danilo completed the podium with his effort against Serbia in the UEFA Euro Qualifiers.

Feast your eyes with Messi's impressive free kick golazo against the would-be UEFA Champions League winners.

This is Messi's third Goal of the Season Award, following the ones he collected in 2015 and 2016.