Second-half goals from Lionel Messi and Dani Alves were enough to give Barcelona a two-goal lead going into the second-leg of the Champions League last 16 at the Nou Camp after Martin Demichelis was sent off. The game's biggest incident happened just eight minutes after half-time,
with the Argentine defender bringing down his fellow countryman just inside the penalty area. Messi slotted home for his first goal at a Premier League ground. The first-half saw Barcelona dominate the possession in the opening stages but fail to test Joe Hart in the City goal. The hosts went close on a couple of occasions, with Alvaro Negredo dinking the ball across goal from an acute angle, before Vincent Kompany caused Victor Valdes some problems from an aerial ball. In the second-half, Barcelona began putting immense pressure on the City defence, and eventually Messi broke through on goal but was upended by Demichelis.
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