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Bayer Leverkusen 1-3 Barcelona

It's a bad result for the German side who will now have to beat Barcelona by 3 clear goals to stand a chance of progressing when they visit the Nou Camp in a few weeks time.

That's a tall order for any team and Barcelona will know they have one foot in the quarterfinals now.

It was a deserved result for the Spanish side who faced a Leverkusen team that didn't show any attacking intent until the second half.

Barcelona dominated possession as expected and look set to progress comfortably.

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3 minutes of added time in this game.

90 minutes

Another substitution

Corluka is off and Da Costa is on for Leverkusen.

89 minutes

Substitition for Leverkusen

Schurrle off and Bellarabi is on

87 minutes

GOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL

Messi!

Dani Alves was through on goal one on one with the keeper. Alves opts not to shoot and crosses for Messi to turn into the empty net on the volley.

Very unselfish play by Alves and that's almost the tie over for Leverkusen.

86 minutes

YELLOW CARD

Thiago is penalized for jumping against Friedrich and the referee issues a yellow card

84 minutes

Substitution for Barcelona

That was Sanchez' last act as he makes way for Cuenca.

Leverkusen are beginning to look a little stretched defensively now as tired legs begin to set in.

CHANCE

83 minutes

Sanchez is denied a hattrick by a superb save from Leno. His glancing header from a corner was goal bound until Leno intervened.

Olympique Lyon are 1-0 up against APOEL. Lacazette with the goal

80 minutes

CHANCE

Messi takes a shot after a mazy run. He was a little wider than he would have liked but the keeper saved easily enough.

79 minutes YELLOW CARD

Ouch. Busquets takes a tumble on the track around the outside of the pitch and the referee gives Castro a yellow card for the challenge.

Castro did nothing wrong and Leverkusen will probably appeal that.

77 minutes

CHANCE

Kiessling is straight into the action with a headed effort which was well saved by Valdes. Good start by the substitute

76 minutes

Substitution for Leverkusen

Rolfes is off and Kiessling is on. Attacking move by Leverkusen

74 minutes

CHANCE

Messi playes Pedro in on the angle but his touch was terrible and it runs straight through to Leno.

72 minutes

CHANCE

Lionel Messi skins two defenders and chips Leno only to see his shot hit the post then the side netting.

Amazing trickery from the little Argentinean. Almost deserved a goal for that effort

70 minutes gone and Barcelona have had 74% possession.

CHANCE

Great save by Leno as he rushes out to block Thiago who was sprinting onto a throughball

69 minutes

Substitution for Barcelona.

Adriano is off and Pedro is on.

Corner is taken by Barcelona but it comes to nothing.

CHANCE

68 minutes

Messi plays a neat one-two on the edge of the box and his shot is deflected over for a corner.

It was Gonzalo Castro with the earlier strike that hit the post.

66 minutes

Bayer Leverkusen really look up for this tie now. They have discovered some belief in themselves.

Now it's Barcelona struggling to get it clear.

63 minutes

CHANCE

POST!

Leverkusen's striker sprints through onto a deflected pass and hammers the ball across Valdes.

The Barcelona keeper gets the slightest of fingertips to it and touches it onto the post. Great save and Leverkusen were unlucky not to be level.

61 minutes

Leverkusen look a lot better in this second half despite them still not getting much possession. They look much more assured when receiving the ball.

Substitution 60 minutes

Iniesta is off and Thiago Alcantara is on for Barcelona

Phew. Frantic few minutes of football.

57 minutes gone and Leverkusen are trailing 1-2 to Barcelona.

CHANCE

Leverkusen get a strike in on goal and Valdes saves well. We've got a real game on here now but that is how Barcelona like it.

GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLL

It's Sanchez again for Barcelona.

54 minutes and Barcelona take the lead from an incisive Fabregas throughball. Sanchez rounds the keeper and slides home is second of the evening.