Barca win a decisive step towards road to final: Allegri

Adjust Comment Print

Trailing 0-3 from the first leg, Barcelona failed to repeat their last-16 heroics when they overturned a first-leg 0-4 deficit to earn a dramatic 6-1 win back on home soil.

Barcelona missed the chance to equal a Champions League record when they crashed out of the competition at the hands of Juventus.

Quite surprisingly, Lionel Messi side was restricted to one shot on target earlier today.

Javier Mascherano tested Gianluigi Buffon in the second half but it wasn't to be as the Italian giants progressed.

Juan Cuadrado's energy was crucial to the clean sheet for Juventus and the winger backed up Bonucci's claim that his team had shown off their quality at Camp Nou.

Alternatively, Monaco stunned Borussia Dortmund to head into the semi-finals alongside Juventus, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid.

This is published unedited from the ANI feed.

"I did not want to measure myself just on this, we have experienced these moments together and now we experience them apart so it is hard".

Ronaldo rested once more from Real squad
Barca host bottom team Osasuna early on Wednesday evening, with Madrid kicking off soon after the game at the Camp Nou ends. Meanwhile, midfielder Toni Kroos is also rested.

"We should've done better when playing out of defence and going on the counter".

Monaco took a two-goal lead in under 20 minutes through Kylian Mbappe from a rebound after a Benjamin Mendy long-range strike followed by Radamel Falcao's free header.

Veteran Barcelona defender Gerard Pique admitted they were second best in the tie.

Barca coach Luis Enrique threw on Paco Alcacer as the hosts played with four forwards for the final half hour, their best chance falling to Messi after a rare Buffon error from a corner, but unfortunately he skied the effort with his right boot.

"A victory today it would have been deserved for us, but Juventus deserve to go through".

"We have to compliment the lads for all they are doing this season", Allegri added. "We must not get ahead of ourselves".

"We'll see if we're good enough to manage it, we haven't won anything just yet but we have put in two good performances over the two legs which have given us a real confidence boost". "So, sadly, I will remember it for a long time".

Comments