Tuesday, March 12, 2013

UEFA Champions League: Leo The Lion Spurs Barca Past Rossoneri; Galatasaray Oust Schalke On Road

The final week of the UEFA Champions League's Round of 16 commenced on Tuesday with two games.

At Barcelona, Spain:



Lionel Messi scored twice (5', 39', that's him celebrating after scoring his second goal) as Barcelona erased their two-goal aggregate deficit from the series' opening match in Italy and ran roughshod over visiting AC Milan 4-0 in game two and took their series 4-2 on aggregate.

Reuters photo

At Gelsenkirchen, Germany:



Hamit Altintop (37', that's him celebrating), Burak Yilmaz (42'), and Umut Bulut (90'+5) each delivered a goal as Galatasaray knocked off FC Schalke 3-2 on the road in game two and won their two-match series 4-3 on aggregate.

Photo from Yahoo-Eurosport website

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