Barca Advances to CL Elimination Round
Barcelona limped into the UEFA Champions League elimination round with a less than spectacular showing in their 1-1 draw with FC Basel 1893 at the Camp Nou on Tuesday evening.
Second half substitute Lionel Messi scored for the home side while Eren Derkiyok earned the Swiss side their first point from the competition.
Barca came into the match with an unblemished record that included a 5-0 win in the first leg against Basel. But the home side elected to rest Messi, Xavi Hernández and Samuel Eto'o and while they had some good opportunities they could not break through for an opening goal.
Basel’s goalkeeper Franco Costanzo deserves much of the credit for thwarting the Barca attack and keeping the game within reach.
With the game still deadlocked Messi came on and made an immediate impact, scoring two minutes after being announced. The Argentinean international picked up a loose ball and went on the attack, trading passes with Thierry Henry before slotting home in the 62nd minute. The goal was his fourth in UEFA Champions League action.
Barcelona appeared to be headed to another victory when Basel replacement Derkiyok spoiled the party with a volley in the 82nd minute. The goal mattered little as Barca still secured their place in the elimination round following Sporting Club of Portugal’s 1-0 win over FC Shakhtar Donetsk
The bad news for Barca, however, was that Andrés Iniesta limped off with a troubling thigh injury.
(Source: Soccer365.com)
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