Tuesday, April 02, 2013

UEFA Champions League: Stoppage-Time Equalizer Enables PSG To Gain Series-Opening Home Draw With Barca; Bayern Too Much At Home For Juve

The quarterfinal round of the UEFA Champions League opened with two games played on Tuesday.

At Paris:

Paris St Germain's Zlatan Ibrahimovic (L) celebrates with Blaise Matuidi after scoring against Barcelona during their Champions League quarter-final first leg soccer match at the Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris, April 2, 2013 (Reuters)

Blaise Matuidi delivered the equalizer late in second-half stoppage time (90'+4) as Paris Saint-Germain salvaged a 2-2 series-opening home draw with Barcelona.  Zlatan Ibrahimovic (that's him celebrating) scored in the 79th minute for the hosts.  Barca, which still claim the technical advantage for the two-match series due to their two road goals, received their tallies from Lionel Messi (38', he later left the match due to an injury) and Xavi Hernandez (PK-89').

Reuters photo

At Munich, Germany:

Bayern Munich's Austrian midfielder David Alaba (L) celebrates with his teammate Bayern Munich's French midfielder Franck Ribery after scoring the 1-0 during the UEFA Champions League quarter final football match between FC Bayern Munich vs Juventus (AFP)

David Alaba (1', that's him in front, celebrating with Franck Ribery right behind him) and Thomas Muller (63') each provided a goal as Bayern Munich blanked visiting Juventus 2-0 in the opening match of their two-game series.

AFP photo

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