Wednesday, April 10, 2013

UEFA Champions League: Winning Club Will Be Spanish Or German: Barca Foil PSG; Bayern Finish Off Juve

Two games were played on Wednesday as the quarterfinal round of the UEFA Champions League came to a conclusion.

At Barcelona:

Barcelona's forward Pedro Rodriguez celebrates their equalizer goal with teammates during the UEFA Champions League quarter final second-leg football match FC Barcelona vs Paris Saint-Germain at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on April 10, 2013 (AFP)

Pedro (that's him celebrating) scored what proved to be the series-winning goal in the 71st minute as Barcelona gained a 1-1 game-two home draw with Paris Saint-Germain, enabling the Catalans, with the two-game series aggregate at 3-3, to advance to the semifinal round (for the sixth consecutive year) on away goals.

At Turin, Italy:

Champions League - Bayern into last four after win at Juventus

Mario Mandzukic (64', that's him celebrating with teammates) and Claudio Pizarro (90'+1) each scored a goal in the second half as Bayern Munich registered a second successfive 2-0 win over Juventus, this time on the road, and won their two-game series 4-0 on aggregate.

AFP photos

For the semifinal round, the tournament will have two clubs from Spain (Real Madrid and Barcelona) and two from Germany (Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund).

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