The second half is underway at the Camp Nou with Barcelona sitting on what should be a fairly comfortable 2-0 lead. The host seem to be fairly comfortable with simply pinging the ball around in the midfield, and if they’re never going to give the ball away it’s not too likely that Shakhtar Donetsk will be able to mount many attacks.
FC Barcelona Vs. Shakhtar Donetsk, 2011 UEFA Champions League: Razvan Rat Booked, Suspended For Next Leg
But apparently, that’s not going to happen, because for whatever reason (Javier Mascherano) their midfield passing is nowhere near as good as usual. As a result, Shakhtar are getting chances - Luiz Adriano is the latest recipient, and he of course decides to do something silly and badly fluffs his lines when he was clear to smash home a cross. The boy just can’t score today.
Lionel Messi can’t either, although he did much better than the visitors’ Brazilian striker in testing Andriy Pyatov with a smart-looking snap shot from medium range. Meanwhile, Razvan Rat has finally gone into Craig Thompson’s book for yet another foul on Dani Alves, and now the left back is suspended for the return fixture in Donetsk.
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