Alessandro Florenzi scored a 60-yard strike for Roma in their Champions League draw against holders Barcelona.
Full-back Florenzi collected the ball in his own half, before unleashing an effort which floated over Marc-Andre ter Stegen and into the net.
The champions went ahead in the first half through Luis Suarez, who nodded in Ivan Rakitic's cross from close range.
On his 100th competition appearance the closest Lionel Messi came to scoring was when he hit the crossbar.
How that goal was scored
Barca won the Spanish league, cup and European Cup treble last season and seemed to be on their way to a comfortable victory. They took the lead in the first half and ended the match with 76% possession.
But they were shocked by a stunning strike. There looked to be no danger when Italy international Florenzi dispossessed Jordi Alba inside his own half, before bursting forward.
After looking up and seeing no options ahead of him, Florenzi struck a right-footed shot which caught out goalkeeper ter Stegen and looped into the goal - via the post - to spark wild celebrations in the Stadio Olimpico.
How did milestone man Messi do?
Barcelona talisman Messi reached a century of matches, but endured a frustrating night.
He struck a free-kick over the bar in the opening period, and when he did get his shots on target, the Argentine was not able to find a way past Wojciech Szczesny. After the Polish stopper went off injured, Messi rattled the bar when the ball dropped to him in the box.
After Cristiano Ronaldo's hat-trick against Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday, Messi's goalless evening leaves him on 77 Champions League strikes, trailing three behind his Real Madrid rival.
The stats you need to know
- Barcelona are looking to be the first side in 26 years to retain the European Cup trophy
- Barca boss Luis Enrique was manager of Roma during the 2011-12 season
- Substitute Rafinha lasted just 57 seconds, having to go off after being injured by Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan
Elsewhere in the Champions League
Bayer Leverkusen lead Group E after a resounding 4-1 victory overBATE Borisov of Belarus. Former Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez was on target for the German side, and Hakan Calhanoglu scoring twice.
Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich showed their intent with a 3-0 victory over Olympiakos in Greece. Thomas Muller bagged a double for the away side and Mario Gotze with the other.
Vitaly Buyalsky grabbed a last-minute equaliser for Dynamo Kiev against 2004 champions Porto. Former Tottenham striker Sergiy Rebrov took charge of the Ukrainians for the first time in the competition.
Striker Hulk scored twice for Russian side Zenit St Petersburg in their impressive 3-2 victory at Valencia, with debutants Gent and French sideLyon drawing 1-1.
LINEUP, BOOKINGS (2) & SUBSTITUTIONS (5)
Roma
- 25 Szczesny (De Sanctis - 50' )
- 24 Florenzi (Torosidis - 85' )
- 44 Manolas
- 02 Rüdiger
- 03 Digne
- 20 Keita
- 16 De Rossi
- 04 Nainggolan Booked
- 11 Salah
- 09 Dzeko
- 14 Falque (Iturbe - 82' )
Substitutes
- 07 Iturbe
- 10 Totti
- 13 Maicon
- 21 Vainqueur
- 26 De Sanctis
- 27 Gervinho
- 35 Torosidis
Barcelona
- 01 ter Stegen
- 20 Sergi
- 03 Piqué Booked
- 24 Mathieu
- 18 Alba
- 04 Rakitic (Rafinha - 62' )
- 05 Busquets
- 08 Iniesta
- 10 Messi
- 09 Suárez
- 11 Neymar
Substitutes
- 12 Rafinha (Mascherano - 65' )
- 14 Mascherano
- 15 Bartra
- 17 El Haddadi
- 19 Ramírez
- 21 Adriano
- 25 Masip
Ref: Björn Kuipers
Att: 57,836
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