Barcelona beat Stuttgart by 4-0 in Champions League; moves into Quarter final.


BARCELONA BEAT Stuttgart by at Camp Nou Stadium on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 for the UEFA Champions League round 16 second-leg encounter. Barcelona defeated visitors Stuttgart by 4-0 (5-1 aggregate). From this victory Barcelona progress to the Quarter Final stage. In the 13th minutes of the play Barcelona striker Messi scored first goal for his team. Messi picked the ball up just inside his own half, drifts inside and carries the ball 30 yards before unleashing a stunning shot into the top corner. In the 22nd minute of the play Pedro scored second
goal for his team Barcelona. During the half time score was in favor of host Barcelona. At the 60th minute of the play Argentinean Lionel Messi scored his second and Barcelona’s third goal against Stuttgart. Just before the final whistle Barcelona player, Bojan converted fourth goal neatly following a perfect pass from Ibrahimovic which snuck through the legs of Niedermeier. With this victory into the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, FC Barcelona equaled VfB Stuttgart's record defeat in Europe. Quarter Final 1st leg will be played on March 30 and 31th and the second leg will be played on April 6th and 7th. Earlier today, UEFA have presented a cheque for €100,000 to Lionel Messi – who amassed almost 250,000 votes to be named first-choice striker in the UEFA.com users' Team of the Year 2009 for the purpose of donation.

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