Barca make mockery of crisis talk as last eight beckons


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 19 Feb 2014

Barcelona players celebrate Lionel Messi's (BACK TO CAMERA) penalty against Manchester City during their Champions League round of 16 first leg soccer match at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, northern England February 18, 2014. REUTERS/Nigel Roddis

MANCHESTER (Reuters) - Barcelona dismissed any notion they are a declining force when they won 2-0 at Manchester City on Tuesday to virtually guarantee their place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the seventh successive season.

A match billed as a possible turning point in Manchester City's history following their glitzy cash-laden rebirth fuelled by Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mansour's heavy investment, ended in a comprehensive Barcelona win.

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