Barcelona are well on the way into the next round of the Champions League after traveling to Basel and giving them a jolly good thrashing, 0-5 the final score. Messi, Busquets and Krkic put Barca three-up at the midway point, although they could have scored a few more. It was a lively start to the second half with two goals …
Mixed fortunes in the Champions League
Real Madrid have slipped to second spot in group H of the Champions League after suffering a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Juventus. Del Piero opened the scoring for Juve, with Amario adding a second. Ruud van Nistelrooy pulled one back for Real but it wasn’t enough. Villarreal are second in group E, behind Manchester United, on goal difference …
Champions League
Two goals from Messi in the last six minutes of the match were enough to see Barcelona clinch victory against Shakhtar Donetsk. Ilsinho had put the home side ahead just before half time. The final score was 1-2. Atlético beat Olympique Marseille 2-1, all the goals coming in the first half. Agüero put Atlético ahead after just four minutes but …
Champions League
Despite a poor start in the league, Barcelona put up a much better display in the Champions League, beating Sporting Lisbon 3-1.
Barcelona struggle through
Barcelona survived a lot of second half pressure from Schalke 04 in their Champions League quarter-final first-leg tie in Germany after 17 year old Bojan Krkic put them ahead. Schalke had several scoring chances but failed to take any of them as Barcelona seemed content to sit back and try and defend their one goal lead.