Champions League - Rounding out the week! 3/12/2014

Two more teams have progressed to the next round of the Champions League this year with Barcelona scoring on either side of Manchester City's 89th minute goal from Vincent Kompany. Lionel Messi gave the hosts the lead in the 67th minute of the match after a tense first half with three red cards for City players and Barcelona having the best of chances though failing to convert them. After the halftime, Barca's Cesc Fabregas received a yellow in the 53rd minute. Interestingly, I thought City looked best after Pablo Zabaleta had been sent off in the 77th minute and the English side were down to ten men. Kompany's goal triumph was short-lived as Daniel Alves tacked on Barcelona's second of the night in the 1st minute of added time in the second half to make it a 4-1 aggregate victory for the Spaniards. Up in France meanwhile, Bayer Leverkusen came out of the gates with all guns blazing against PSG, scoring in the 6th minute courtesy of Sidney Sam. While the French outfit equalized through Marquinhos in the 13th minute, Simon Rolfes' shot was miraculously saved by Salvatore Sirigu - PSG's keeper who really was the only reason the hosts did not lose at home. For the Germans, ending the half level was relatively decent, Paris Saint Germain had some opportunities but so did Leverkusen. Going into the second half though, Bayer saw two yellows in quick succession followed closely by a goal from Ezequiel Lavezzi in the 53rd minute. Emre Can's sending off in the 68th minute was the final nail in the coffin for the Germans, as PSG went on to dominate the game - though they were unable to score any more goals! Thus, the tie ended 6-1 in favor of PSG. Check back next week for the latest on the match-ups that will determine the last four teams that will compete in the Quarter Finals. Have a great weekend!