FC Barcelona booked their place in the UEFA Champions League Final on Tuesday with a 1-1 second leg draw against Real Madrid at the Nou Camp.
After their 2-0 first leg victory at the Bernabeu, Barca earned a 3-1 aggregate victory in a bad tempered affair over two legs.
Pedro opened the scoring for Barcelona, before Marcelo fired home an equalizer for Los Blancos. Real tried desperately to make the aggregate score closer but spent long spells chasing possession as Barcelona closed out the win n style.
Real started the game strongly with Marcelo and Cristiano Ronaldo looking particularly threatening. Lionel Messi threatened at the other end for Barca and as the game went on Xavi and Andres Iniesta began to keep possession in familiar fashion.
Barca began to gain the upper hand and Sergio Busquets had a header saved by Iker Casillas. Messi also forced two quick saves from Casillas, and the Spanish goalkeeper also denied David Villa as the Catalans poured forward in attack.
Messi and Pedro missed chances to open the scoring by firing off target for Barca and the teams went in scoreless at half-time.
Real came out in the second half knowing they needed two goals to stay alive and thought they had halved the deficit when Gonzalo Higuain slotted past Victor Valdes. The goal was ruled out for an apparent foul by Ronaldo during the buildup.
Things soon got worse for Los Blancos when Iniesta split the Real defense and Pedro fired past Casillas for a 1-0 lead.
Real equalized when Angel Di Maria set up Marcelo and the Brazilian fullback smashed the ball beyond Valdes to bring the aggregate deficit to 3-1.
Two unanswered goals for Real would have saw them advance, but they never came close. Barcelona strung passes together and the game ended without spilling over despite a number of late fouls.
Barcelona will now face Manchester United or Shalke 04 in the final at Wembley Stadium on 28th May.
SCORING SUMMARY
BAR – Pedro Rodriguez (Andres Iniesta) 54’
REA – Marcelo (Angel Di Maria) 64’
LINEUPS
BAR – Valdes, Daniel, Pique, Puyol (Abidal 90), Xavi, Iniesta, Mascherano, Busquets, Villa (Keita 74), Messi, Pedro (Affelay 90+3).
REA – Casillas, Carvalho, Marcelo, Arbeloa, Albiol, Ronaldo, Kaka (Ozil 60), Diarra, Alonso, Di Maria, Higuain (Adebayor 55).
LiveSoccerTV Man of the Match: Andres Iniesta (FC Barcelona).
Attendance: 90,000
Pedro opened the scoring for Barcelona, before Marcelo fired home an equalizer for Los Blancos. Real tried desperately to make the aggregate score closer but spent long spells chasing possession as Barcelona closed out the win n style.
Real started the game strongly with Marcelo and Cristiano Ronaldo looking particularly threatening. Lionel Messi threatened at the other end for Barca and as the game went on Xavi and Andres Iniesta began to keep possession in familiar fashion.
Barca began to gain the upper hand and Sergio Busquets had a header saved by Iker Casillas. Messi also forced two quick saves from Casillas, and the Spanish goalkeeper also denied David Villa as the Catalans poured forward in attack.
Messi and Pedro missed chances to open the scoring by firing off target for Barca and the teams went in scoreless at half-time.
Real came out in the second half knowing they needed two goals to stay alive and thought they had halved the deficit when Gonzalo Higuain slotted past Victor Valdes. The goal was ruled out for an apparent foul by Ronaldo during the buildup.
Things soon got worse for Los Blancos when Iniesta split the Real defense and Pedro fired past Casillas for a 1-0 lead.
Real equalized when Angel Di Maria set up Marcelo and the Brazilian fullback smashed the ball beyond Valdes to bring the aggregate deficit to 3-1.
Two unanswered goals for Real would have saw them advance, but they never came close. Barcelona strung passes together and the game ended without spilling over despite a number of late fouls.
Barcelona will now face Manchester United or Shalke 04 in the final at Wembley Stadium on 28th May.
SCORING SUMMARY
BAR – Pedro Rodriguez (Andres Iniesta) 54’
REA – Marcelo (Angel Di Maria) 64’
LINEUPS
BAR – Valdes, Daniel, Pique, Puyol (Abidal 90), Xavi, Iniesta, Mascherano, Busquets, Villa (Keita 74), Messi, Pedro (Affelay 90+3).
REA – Casillas, Carvalho, Marcelo, Arbeloa, Albiol, Ronaldo, Kaka (Ozil 60), Diarra, Alonso, Di Maria, Higuain (Adebayor 55).
LiveSoccerTV Man of the Match: Andres Iniesta (FC Barcelona).
Attendance: 90,000
