Barça defeated Lyon with great ease

FC Barcelona draws, thanks to a 5:1 in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Lionel Messi determined the course of the game with a cheeky penalty kick is crucial.

With a playful gloss performance of the FC Barcelona has achieved for the twelfth Time in series the quarter-finals of the Champions League. On Wednesday evening, the hosts and combined prior to 88 000 spectators in the domestic Camp Nou in a playful way easily to a 5:1 (2:0)-success against Olympique Lyon.

Lionel Messi from the penalty spot in the 18. Minute, and Philippe Coutinho were already in the first 45 minutes, the Soft on the more come after the first leg 0:0 was assumed. Lucas Tousart provided in the 58. Minute, with the interim goal for marriage again, Messi (78.) with his 20. Double pack in the Premier class, Gerard Piqué (81.) and Ousmane Dembélé the French their first defeat in this Champions League first season. The Barça coach Ernesto Valverde refused to continue on the not-quite-fit Samuel Umtiti, as well as the winter access Kevin-Prince Boateng. In the case of Lyon in the first leg, locked captain advanced Nabil Fekir in the squad.

Barcelona took the lead from kick-off to the Initiative and came after four minutes for the first Chance by Messi. The pressure paid off after 16 minutes. Jason Denayer was playing foul, Luis Suarez is very amateurish, the penalty lobbed Messi in Panenka-style into the goal. Thirteen minutes later, Coutinho ended after a splendid combination with Suárez.

Messi and Suarez would have been able to enforce with other high-profile possibilities for the preliminary rounds, but they failed on substitute goalkeeper Mathieu Gorgelin, who was replaced after 34 minutes, the injured root Keeper Anthony Lopes. Lyon, however, came in the first 45 minutes only once dangerous by Moussa Dembelé (20.) before Marc-André ter Stegen kept the Barça goal.

After the break, drew Barcelona in the achievements of the first half. Three minutes after the restart, Messi had once again, the preliminary decision on the foot, but his LOB was clawed off the line. For Tousarts first goal of the season made again for voltage. After a few minutes of shock and awe Barça combined to other opportunities that took advantage of Messi, Piqué and the former Dortmund Dembélé is the well-deserved success.

Barcelona is fighting in the quarterfinals against a black series. Since the last time the profit of the king class in the 2014/2015 season, the last eight teams in the coming years for Barça in the round circuit. Problems other than Lyon has. As the current third in the Ligue 1 team of the season would be to qualify automatically for the upcoming season of the Champions League.