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BARCELONA - LIVERPOOL

Liverpool's Arbeloa switched wings to keep Messi at bay in 2007

The right-back had only been at Anfield for three weeks when he was given the task of man-marking Messi. He played at left-back in the 2007 tie at Camp Nou.

Barcelona's Argentinian Lionel Messi (L) is tackled by Liverpool's Alvaro Arbeloa during the first leg of a last 16 Champions League football match at the Camp Nou stadium in Madrid, 21 February 2007. 
 AFP PHOTO/LLUIS GENE
Barcelona's Argentinian Lionel Messi (L) is tackled by Liverpool's Alvaro Arbeloa during the first leg of a last 16 Champions League football match at the Camp Nou stadium in Madrid, 21 February 2007. AFP PHOTO/LLUIS GENELLUIS GENEAFP