UCL: Barcelona and PSG Through to Quarter-finals
Barcelona and Paris-Saint Germain held their nerve on home soil as the pair made sure they didn’t throw away first-leg leads to see off the challenges of Manchester City and Bayer Leverkusen in the UEFA Champions League last 16.
Lionel Messi and Dani Alves both scored again as Barcelona claimed their place in the quarter-finals with a 2-1 win over the English Premier League side, Manchester City FC.
The pair, who both struck in the 2-0 first-leg win, were on target in the second half at the Nou Camp as Barca completed a 4-1 aggregate win. City were briefly level at 1-1 after a late Vincent Kompany effort but it proved mere consolation for the visitors, who had Pablo Zabaleta sent off for two bookable offences.
City made a better job of breaking up Barcelona’s possession than they did in the last meeting but it was still a tough task and they conceded a number of fouls, with three yellows in the first period.