Barcelona outclassed 10-man Manchester City in the Champions League round of 16, with Lionel Messi netting from the penalty spot in a 2-0 first-leg victory.
The Argentina forward scored his 25th goal in 27 games, but despite its man advantage, Barca couldn’t score again until the 90th through Dani Alves.
It was an unsettling introduction to the knockout phase of the competition for City, with Barcelona’s poise and panache enabling the four-time European champions to remain in near-complete control against England’s emerging force.
It was Messi’s first away goal against an English club and his 66th in the Champions League, putting him just five from levelling Raul’s record.
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