A pair of Lionel Messi penalties and a strike from Andres Iniesta propelled Barcelona past Milan. Bayern Munich also booked their semifinal spot.
Barcelona Vs. AC Milan, 2012 Champions League: Barca Keeping The Ball, Probably Until Full Time
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Read Article >Bayern Munich Vs. Marseille, 2012 UEFA Champions League: Bavarians All But Through
Bastian Schweinsteiger of Muenchen shows thumbs up after the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second leg match between FC Bayern Muenchen and FC Basel at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Bongarts/Getty Images) Bongarts/Getty ImagesThis tie is over. You don’t lose 2-0 at home in the first round of a knockout tie in the UEFA Champions League and come back from it. That’s exactly what a Steve-Mandanda-less Marseille did against Bayern Munich, and that means that for all intents and purposes they out of Europe.
It didn’t have to be that way, of course - Marseille came out of the gates full of fight and looked like they had a chance of doing something against their highly-touted opposition, but as soon as a Philipp Lahm handball and an Elinton Andrade error handed Mario Gomez the opener, their heads went down and they resigned themselves to defeat. They didn’t even play that badly (the visitors only had six shots in the game), but if they want to turn this tie around they’ll have to beat Bayern by two goals at the Allianz Arena. Guess whether or not that’s happening!
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