Barcelona outplayed Man City and controlled possession throughout ninety minutes of play, registering an impressive 2-0 win in the City of Manchester Stadium. The first goal came in the 54th minute after Martin Demichelis was sent off for fouling Lionel Messi inside the 18-yard box. Messi converted the penalty striking the ball down the middle of the goal.
Dani Alves doubled Barca's lead in injury time after a give and go with Brazil teammate Neymar.
Man City have an uphill battle ahead of them, they must score two goals in Camp Nou to have any chance of advancing to the quarter-finals.
Meanwhile Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored two goals for Paris St Germain in a 4-0 thrashing of Bayer Leverkusen, Blaise Matuid opened the scoring for PSG in the 3rd minute, upon receiving a pass from Marco Verratti he netted the ball past Bend Leno to give his side an early lead.
Ibrahimovic's goals came three minutes apart, a penalty in the 39th minute followed by a thunderous strike into the top corner in the 43rd minute. Yohan Cabaye added a fourth goal to finish off Leverkusen who will have an almost impossible task ahead of them in the second leg on Mar. 12. Barcelona and Manchester City are scheduled to play the same day.
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