• Barcelona Manchester City 1-0 (1-0) / 3-1 aggregate
(Dagbladet): When Barcelona three weeks ago could pack with comfortable 2-1 in the suitcase on departure from Manchester, there were not many who realities the light blue great opportunities for advancement in today’s eight Final.
They would get very straight.
Although Ivan Rakitic was standing as the only Barcelona player on the scoresheet after his goal after half an hour, had Barcelona so many opportunities that result should have been something else entirely. In any case, if it had not been for Joe Hart who had an insane battle between poles.
Thus goes “Blaugrana” further as the third Spanish team to the quarterfinals of this year’s Champions League, while Manchester City disappears just like the other teams from England.
– Just hit me
Joe Hart was runway giant along with Lionel Messi, but the English last stronghold was in the modest corner when he spoke to the press after the game.
– Many of the shots just hit me, I was just trying to make me great. There was much to do, and I just had to stop as much as possible, said keeper modestly.
Master League Quarterfinals goes without English teams. Liverpool broke out already in the group stage, while Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City fell in quarter final.
– It is a good question why we have so much difficulty with going forward. It is something we must get to the bottom. We have been knocked out twice in semi final of Barcelona. They are a fantastic team, but we will do anything in this tournament we have to be there, said Hart.
Fart from start
Citys stop fighting and captain, Vincent Kompany has received much pepper this season and in the first settlement he was directly to blame for the Spaniard’s opener. Tonight it kept on going as bad.
Only five minutes were played when the Belgian asleep in the rear ranks. Neymar was suddenly utterly alone through, but the finish to the Brazilian went inside the right post to Joe Hart and out.
But the guests from England showed that neither was harmless when Yaya Toure 13 minutes went on one of his signature raids. Front dest he found James Milner but midfielder liter was obstructed by Dani Alves and it all spilled out in the sand.
Messi magic
Lionel Messi, who has been in a fearsome form lately, got two good opportunities on a free kick just outside the 16-yard box, but the Argentine sent both trials narrowly over the crossbar.
Far more accurate was left foot to ball magician, after half an hour did Rakitic in the field. Croatian made no mistake, lobbed the ball over an advancing Hart and the open goal. 1-0 to Barcelona.
It could just as easily been 2-0, but then Luis Suarez would double the lead just before the fire was the result the bluish cultivar second post results for the evening.
About City players were frustrated before the goal, it was even worse afterwards. Samir Nasri accounted for circumvention gens ugliest and clearly most unnecessary slaughter when he kicked down Neymar and got guests fourth yellow card before Judge Gianluca Rocchi sent teams in the locker room.
If you look how Messi danced around including Milner is easy to understand how. Although the former Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola had to hide his head in his hands over the humiliation.
Number 100
Where the first 45 minutes offered both goals, chances, speed and temperature, it was that was served after half a far more subservient show the first quarter.
But then Camp Nou tonight denied him with their Champions League performance number 100, the guy again.
First had Suarez a good chance he gave the ball to the side of the goal of Hart. Shortly after was City dangerous dive and had a lot of opportunities to get set Ter Stegen on the sample from close range, before the hosts struck contraindicated.
Messi danced away what came of tackle attempts, but a good Hart came out and got his fight chance as he did so many times in the second half.
Defining moment
But as so often in such struggles there comes a moment that defines a fight, and this was not an exception when Sergio Aguero after 77.30 lined up at eleven is to equalize for City.
Gerard Pique had on extremely goofy show sent Argentine in the grass, but Ter Stegen guessed right picked convicts to the bright blue number 16 without significant problems.
With scoring on penalty could last quarter become an onslaught against the goal of German looking for the goal that would give extra time, but instead was the Barcelona that could tricked into a few goals at if it had not been for Hart.
Thus, Barcelona continued as the third Spanish team to the quarterfinals of the Champions League, while Manuel Pellegrini’s boys must accompany their English brothers in arms Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool out of the grandest European Cup.
– The goal now is to keep the 2nd place and see what happens in the fighting that remains, he said.
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