I know I promised but...

Yes, I remember that I said I'd wrap up the domestic action on Monday but the news is always changing so here is what happened today! Barcelona and AC Milan played today as did Bayern and Marseille. In the first match-up, Barca were able to make it through to the next round despite the fact that their first leg ended 0-0 in Milan. That is thanks in large part to the fact that Lionel Messi converted two wonderful penalties as Andres Iniesta struck a goal in the 53rd minute to answer Antonio Nocerino's 32nd minute strike for AC. Messi's first penalty came in the 11th minute after Luca Antonini put in a harsh challenge in the penalty box. Messi's low strike named him the youngest player to score 50 goals in the Champions League as it sailed past Christian Abbiati's finger tips and into the net. The next flare up of action was when Robinho played the ball to Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The Swede then rolled a perfect ball to Antonio Nocerino who charged forward and struck a beauty into the bottom left corner. Clarence Seedorf then allowed Messi another chance right in front of goal after a rough challenge: the Argentine virtuoso shot the ball one way and AC Milan's goalkeeper Abbiati went the other. That was all of the goals for the first half but not the game as Andres Iniesta then picked up Lionel Messi's deflected ball in the 53rd minute and finished smoothly from close range. Barcelona really controlled the game in the end with much of the possession and most of the attempts. Meanwhile, in Bayern's game against Marseille, Ivica Olic was the man of the match for the German side as he struck in the 13th minute from a Franck Ribery cross in front of goal. Olic's 2nd goal for Bayern came in the 37th minute as Olic got onto the end of a ball from David Alaba to make it 2-0 for the Bavarians, a great night for the fans, and 4-0 aggregate for the German giants. Hope you enjoyed the matches and look for the next set tomorrow! Chelsea v.s. Benfica; Real Madrid v.s. APOEL.