Champions League: FC Barcelona won the group, a valuable triumph for Tottenham Hotspur



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Lionel Messi scored the sixth goal of the current edition of the Champions League and dominated the list of snipers with Robert Lewandowski. FC Barcelona beat PSV 2-1 (0-0) in Eindhoven and Tottenham Hotspur won 1-0 (0-0) match for life with Inter Milan. The victory was ensured by Christian Eriksen who returned to his best form.

In the fifth round of the group stage of the Champions League, the leader of group B, FC Barcelona, ​​was in Eindhoven, where she was able to ensure promotion from the first position in the auction. In turn, Inter Milan came to London to defend the Wembley advantage over three points against Tottenham Hotspur, who was fighting for his life.

At Phillips Stadium, Barcelona could not document their advantage over PSV for a very long time. Arturo Vidal, Ousmane Dembele and Lionel Messi were wasted before the break. The goal for the Dutch should be scored by Bruma, who could not put the ball in the goal of Marc-André Ter Stegena from the nearest distance.

After the break, Messi's goal was to be disenchanted by Messi. In the 61st minute, Argentina passed from the center of the field to Dembele and headed for the penalty area. He was playing with the captain who, assisted by three opponents, was punching and firing towards the goal. Jeroen Zoet was so surprised that he did not even move to the balloon.

And Barca took it, even though the following Dembele boxes did not make the task easier. Finally, in the 70th minute, Messi gave a free kick to Gerard Pique, who calmly placed the ball in goal. The Spaniard was on the scorers list, but less than a quarter of an hour later, Luuka de Jong failed to keep the Dutchman's head for the first time.

PSV Eindhoven – FC Barcelona 1-2 (0-0)
Goals: Luuk of Jong (83) – Lionel Messi (61), Gérard Pique (70)

Wembley's roosters were fighting for their lives and the first 45 minutes could not be optimistic. Tottenham prevailed, he attacked, but he also spoiled another opportunity. They could not find Lucas Moura, Harry Winks and even the great Harry Kane. After the change of camp, English pressure continued and the opponent could replace Ivan Perisic in the 76th minute. Only the formidable intervention of Hugo Lloris allowed Tottenham not to lose the goal.

And when it seemed that Inter won a precious point, in the 80th minute, Christian Eriksen had arrived a little earlier on the pitch and became the hero of the match. After the big gathering Moussa Sissoko, Dele Alli got a shot in the penalty area, he shot a lot and headed to the next Dane. And this powerful shot gave the Roosters an inestimable victory and three "eyes".

In Group B, the best is FC Barcelona (13 points), followed by Tottenham Hotspur and Inter Milan (7 points each). PSV Eindhoven takes fourth place, at one point.

Tottenham Hotspur – Inter Milan 1-0 (0-0)
Goal: Christian Eriksen (80)

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