Thursday, April 11, 2013

Barcelona 1 Paris Saint-Germain 1

HAMMER BLOW ... Pedro smashes in the decider

Barcelona win on away goals after 3-3 draw on aggregate
Lionel Messi came off the bench to save Barcelona and deny David Beckham another night of Nou Camp glory.
Paris Saint-Germain stole a 50th-minute lead through Javier Pastore as both Beckham and a half-fit Messi started on the bench.
Yet the 37-year-old former England star had done a brilliant job as a cheerleader off the pitch PSGeeing up his team-mates.
‘Goldenballs’ had been using Manchester United’s glorious 1999 final win over Bayern Munich at the Nou Camp to inspire Carlo Ancelotti’s men.
Just when it seemed to be slipping away from the Catalans’ grasp, Messi came on with 28 minutes left.