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Tuesday, March 12, 2013

2012-13 UEFA Champions League -FC Barcelona Vs AC Milan -Tuesday March12,2013

FC Barcelona Defeats AC Milan 4-0 in the 2nd leg at Camp Nou and reach QF of 2012-13 UEFA Champions League


FC Barcelona produced a rousing comeback to overturn a 2-0 first-leg deficit against AC Milan and reach the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals for the sixth season in succession.With the 4-0 victory against round of 16 opponents AC Milan in Spain on Tuesday,FC Barcelona became the 5th side in UEFA Champions League History to win a Knockout Tie after losing the first leg by 2 or more goals 

AC Milan lost by four goals for the first time since a 4-0 Champions League defeat at Manchester United in March 2010

Lionel Messi's first-half double(in the 5th and 40th minute) erased AC Milan's aggregate lead  of 2-0 in the first leg .In the fifth minute Sergio Busquets slid a firm pass to Lionel Messi on the edge of the area and the No10 played a sharp one-two with Xavi Hernández. Seizing the return but surrounded by white shirts, using next to no backlift, Messi's left boot made Christian Abbiati's net billow
Lionel Messi (C) celebrates with Barcelona's defender Jordi Alba (top), Barcelona's Brazilian defender Dani Alves (L) and Barcelona's midfielder Andres Iniesta after scoring his second goal

David Villa scored the 3rd goal in the 55th minute with a 14-yard shot after Cristian Zapata's weak clearance was intercepted by Javier Mascherano, and Kevin Constant missed a sliding tackle on Xavi's through pass to the forward.
Barcelona's forward David Villa celebrates after scoring
 




Jordi Alba sealed the win when he raced the length of the field on a counterattack keyed by a Messi pass in the second minute of stoppage time (90+2 minute)
 




FC Barcelona is seeking its 4rth Champions League title in 8 years and is closing in on their sixth Spanish league championship in 9 seasons.


Galatasaray won 3-2 at Schalke to advance on 4-3 aggregate and reach the quarterfinals for the first time since 2001

In the final second-round matches on Wednesday March 13,2013, Arsenal will try to overturn a 3-1 deficit at Bayern Munich and Porto will go to Malaga with a 1-0 lead.

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