Wednesday, March 12, 2014

UEFA Champions League: Barca, PSG Advance To Quarterfinals

Two games were played on Wednesday as Round-of-16 action in the UEFA Champions League continued.

At Barcelona:
Barcelona's Neymar (L) challenges Manchester City's James Milner during their Champions League last 16 second leg (Reuters)

Lionel Messi (67') and Dani Alves (90'+1) provided the scoring as Barcelona defeated visiting Manchester City 2-1 in game two of their two-match series, which Barca won 4-1 on aggregate. Here, we see Barca's Neymar challenging the Citizens' James Milner for the ball.

Reuters photo

At Paris:
 
Marcos Marquinhos Correa (13', that's him celebrating) and Ezequiel Lavezzi (53') provided the goals to carry Paris Saint-Germain to a 2-1 game two home win over Bayer Leverkusen and an easy 6-1 series aggregate victory over the German club.

Photo from ESPN FC website

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