Arsenal tried, but Barcelona's scintillating attack eliminated Wenger's crew without hardly putting an effort to it. While Arsenal displayed quality football during the game's opening minutes, Neymar's go ahead goal managed to send the game into automatic-pilot mode, as the Gunners' efforts were futile.
After the break, Mohamed Elneny gave Arsenal some hope with his early goal, but Luis Suárez scored one of the best goals in this Champions League edition, setting up the scene for their third strike, courtesy of Lionel Messi's cheeky chip.
With this win, Barcelona extended their unbeaten streak to 38 games, and even matched the team's best aggregate (5-1) under coach Luis Enrique, which they obtained against Paris Saint Germain last year. Furthermore, Los Blaugranas became the first team in the tournament's history to reach the Quarter final stage for nine consecutive seasons.
Here's what fans and experts had to say about Barcelona's victory over Arsenal.
Barcelona advances to its 9th straight UCL quarterfinals (14th overall) with a win over Arsenal pic.twitter.com/j5ttKSTmLh
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) March 16, 2016
Luis Suárez has scored 43 goals in 42 games across all competitions for Barcelona this season.
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) March 16, 2016
Out of this world! pic.twitter.com/XpNHc0jJXk
Suarez: "Goal ? Well I hit and I don't know how it entered the net." pic.twitter.com/0RXPXVrDZE
— Barca Galaxy (@barcagalaxy) March 16, 2016
MSN this season
— Leo Messi (@messi10stats) March 16, 2016
Suárez: 43 GOALS
Messi: 37 GOALS
Neymar: 26 GOALS
Total: 106 GOALS
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.. pic.twitter.com/DUf4XNA4WO
Football fans should feel privileged to be watching Neymar, Suarez & Messi on the same pitch, let alone the same team. Unbelievable.
— Kenny Sansom (@KennySansom03) March 16, 2016
Most goals for Barcelona in #UCL:
— Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) March 16, 2016
Leo Messi 83
Rivaldo Ferreira 22
Patrick Kluivert 20
Luis Enrique 19
Neymar 17 pic.twitter.com/UKyBpZaJwK
Goals in 2016:
— Onefootball (@Onefootball) March 16, 2016
Arsenal: 24
Lionel Messi: 24 #FCBArsenal #Messi #UCL pic.twitter.com/O5Cj4DrSoY
Messi now has the individual record for most CL goals against a single opponent (9 vs Arsenal) #fcblive [via opta]
— barcastuff (@barcastuff) March 16, 2016