Champions League holders Barcelona took a step towards the quarter-finals with a 3-1 win at Bayer Leverkusen.
Alexis Sánchez broke the deadlock on 41 minutes to give Barcelona a crucial edge at the interval, but the Bundesliga side levelled the scoring seven minutes into the second-half through Michal Kadlec.
But parity lasted only four minutes before Sánchez grabbed his second of the night, latching on to a wonderful threaded ball from Cesc Fàbregas to round Leverkusen goalkeeper Bernd Leno and finish from a tight angle.
And Lionel Messi put the result beyond doubt with two minutes to play as he directed a pinpoint cross from Daniel Alves into the net.
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Alexis Sánchez broke the deadlock on 41 minutes to give Barcelona a crucial edge at the interval, but the Bundesliga side levelled the scoring seven minutes into the second-half through Michal Kadlec.
But parity lasted only four minutes before Sánchez grabbed his second of the night, latching on to a wonderful threaded ball from Cesc Fàbregas to round Leverkusen goalkeeper Bernd Leno and finish from a tight angle.
And Lionel Messi put the result beyond doubt with two minutes to play as he directed a pinpoint cross from Daniel Alves into the net.
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