Champions League: Barcelona 5-1 Shakhtar Donetsk
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Barcelona have one foot in the Champions League semi-finals as they swept aside Shakhtar Donetsk 5-1 in the first leg of the quarter-finals at the Camp Nou.
The hosts took the lead after just 99 seconds when Andrés Iniesta slotted a low shot past goalkeeper Andriy Pyatov at his near post after picking up a loose ball in the area.
Iniesta found Daniel Alves inside the area for the second on 34 minutes, before defender Gerard Piqué made it 3-0 in the 53rd minute with his second goal in as many games.
Yaroslav Rakitskiy gave the Ukrainian team an away goal on 58 minutes, but Seydou Keita restored the Catalans' three-goal advantage a minute later before Xavi completed the rout four minutes from time.
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The hosts took the lead after just 99 seconds when Andrés Iniesta slotted a low shot past goalkeeper Andriy Pyatov at his near post after picking up a loose ball in the area.
Iniesta found Daniel Alves inside the area for the second on 34 minutes, before defender Gerard Piqué made it 3-0 in the 53rd minute with his second goal in as many games.
Yaroslav Rakitskiy gave the Ukrainian team an away goal on 58 minutes, but Seydou Keita restored the Catalans' three-goal advantage a minute later before Xavi completed the rout four minutes from time.
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