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Barcelona, Munich, Barcelona booked its place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the 12th season with a 2-1 home win against Lyon 5-1 Wednesday at Camp Nou thanks to a double and two assists to Lionel Messi.
With a goalless draw in the first leg, Barcelona did not let the French think about the possibility of a surprise and reach the quarter-finals for the first time since the 2009-2010 season ( reached the semi-finals and exited Bayern Munich), interrupting the first period with two goals Messi (18) and Felipe Coutinho (31).
In the second, the Catalans confirmed their qualification for the quarterfinals of the 12th season of Tualia (boosted their record), in response to the goal of the French guest scored by Lucas Tusar (58), three goals from Messi also 78, Gérard Pique 81 and his French substitute Osman Dembele (86).
Barca, winner of the World Cup against Barcelona in the final of the 30-match tournament, was defeated by Bayern Munich (29 March 1998 and April 2002) In their own stadium in the semi-finals of the 2012- 2013 with a clean three.
Blaugrana hopes to get rid of the quarterfinals in which he has been for three seasons, since his fifth title in Serie A in 2015 at the expense of Juventus. Atletico Madrid, Juventus and Roma have ended their careers.
His team is fighting on three fronts to retain the title of Primera Liga and reach the final of the competition with a 3-0 victory over Real Madrid in the last leg of the competition. She will face Valencia on May 25th.
The Catalan club is keen to repeat the scenarios of 2009 and 2015 when it wins the trophy, but the road is still long, especially in the Champions League, where Real Madrid, champion of the last three seasons, lost the final prize face Ajax after a 1-4 home win. He won in Amsterdam 2-1.
Barcelona has powerful rivals like former Manchester United boss Josep Guardiola, or Juventus, who imposed 3-0 Tuesday by winning 3-0 against Atletico Madrid. thanks to a trio of the former Cristiano Ronaldo or Liverpool. On Wednesday, he landed a place in Bayern with a 3-1 victory.
The Catalan club hopes to repeat the scenario of the last confrontation with Lyon after defeating the French team in the same role for the 2008-2009 season with a score of 6-3 and continued its way to the title led by Guardiola, two other clashes in the first phase of the 2001-2002 season (it was then the second group round as well) and the group stage for the 2007-2008 season and Barcelona won three matches and tied one.
Liverpool humiliates Bayern at Allianz Arena and qualifies for quarter-finals
LONDON (Reuters) – Liverpool beat Bayern Munich 3-1 on Wednesday at the Allianz Arena in the second round of the Champions League.
Senegal's Sadeo Manet (26, 84) and Dutchman Virgil Van Dyck (69) scored Liverpool's 1-0 win against Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur. The final for the first time since 2011, and the fate of his compatriots Borussia Dortmund and Schalke, from Tottenham and Citi Tualia.
This is the first time that four English clubs have qualified for the quarterfinals of the continental competition since the 2008-2009 season.
Liverpool deserved to win because it was the best team, especially in the second half and had won its first game after four straight defeats in the round of 16, the first against Rome in the return leg last season and three times in phase of groups this season.
German coach Jurgen Klopp has brought his Bavarian team to 10 in 31 matches. He was the coach of his current team and former team Mainz and Borussia Dortmund for 16 defeats and 5 draws.
He was the best of his days against Bayern when he coached Dortmund between 2008 and 2015, scoring 4 wins and 4 losses in nine visits to the Bavarian club.
He was victorious from his last visit to the Allianz Arena in April 2015, when Dortmund had won the shootout in the semi-finals of the German Cup.
By contrast, Bayern Munich lost its first home win at the last price since 2011, after a defeat against Inter Milan 2-3, and also dropped for the last time from the role of 16.
The Bavarian team has not managed to maintain the presence of a German team in the quarter-finals since the 2005-2006 season. (AFP)
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