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TUE 24.02.2015
FC Barcelona beat Manchester City 21 in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League last 16 tie. It was a positive result for Luis Enrique’s men, who can now be confident of doing enough in the second leg at the Camp Nou to make it through to the quarter finals.
The Catalans dominated the opening minutes of the game with some spectacular play and went ahead through a goal by Luis Suárez. The Uruguayan striker also scored Barcelona’s second goal after a splendid. team move. Leo Messi raced towards the edge of the area and played in Jordi Alba, who crossed for Luis Suárez to make it 2-0.
Manchester City played with more intensity in the second half, turning a comportable situation for Barcelona into a complicated one. The English side started to get closer to Marc-Andre ter Stegen’s goal and got their reward thanks to an excellent shot by Sergio Agüero which flew past the German stopper. Then in injury time Leo Messi was presented with an opportunity to score a third for Barça, but City custodian Joe Hart kept out the Argentinian’s shot to keep the score at 2-1.
In the other Champions League match of the night, Juventus beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1, with goals by Carlos Tévez and Álvaro Morata. Atlético Madrid are the only team still to play the first leg of their last 16 game. Diego Simeone’s side travel to Bayer 04 Leverkusen on Wednesday 25 February.
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