The Blaugranas moved in to the last 8 as they overcame a first leg deficit to coast past the AC Milan side in their Champions Leagues’ second leg at Camp Nou.
Almost a fortnight back, the bettors were all set to put their money on the magnificent Milanese side, which had masterfully defeated one of the best football playing sides in the history of the game.
AC Milan recorded a shock and equally famous win over Spanish giants http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Barcelona-c39078 as the Catalans travelled to the San Siro.
Not many teams leave the ancient stadium with much in the bag, but perhaps on paper, the Barcelona side was much superior to their match-day rivals and was almost certain in expecting to leave with three points at the least.
The colour in the Italian city was red instead of blue as the Blaugranas were defeated 2-0 by the hosts, amid some marvellous tactical display by the Rossoneri.
Kevin Prince Boateng and Sulley Ali Muntari scored the two goals as the Catalns were forced to make a long journey back home, only to be overcome by the fear of expectations associated with the return leg in 14 days time.
If anyone thought that the Blaugrana’s would humbly fight for their survival in the competition that has meant so much to them in recent years, they were all wronged as a near flawless show was put to the screens on an eventful Tuesday night, seeing the
Catalans destroying their eager guests 4-0 on the night, and 4-2 on aggregate.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 was often criticised for cutting a lone figure in recent big games, but the Argentine made the worlds of difference as his brace set the tempo for the game.
Messi scored twice and was aided in the flair by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jordi-Alba-c19111, which capped a wonderful performance by the under criticism team.
The 4-2 aggregate meant that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 sealed progression to the last 8 in the tie and still have a chance of completing a continental double, hopes of which looked so slim almost a fortnight back.
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