Round of 8: Leg 2, Day 2 Results

Barça's Cameroonian Samuel Eto'o congratulates the young Ivorian Touré Yaya on his first ever CL goal with a tackle.

Barcelona 1-0 Schalke 04 {Agg: 2-0, Barcelona advance}

A nervy first half at Camp Nou saw Barça cling to their slim 1-0 advantage as the German visitors controlled the run of play with numerous chances on net. Two minutes from half the Blaugrana's holding midfielder Yaya Touré (or Touré Yaya as he is now called) gave the Barcelona faithful a little breathing room when he drove home a rebound off a desperate clearance from a Bojan Krkić chance he'd helped create. Barça were back to their customary possession game in the 2nd half but squandered several opportunities to put the tie away for good. As brilliant as they started, Schalke looked disorganized and dull for the last third of the match. While the Catalans are happy to advance they will be wary of losing captain defender Carles Puyol for the first leg of their tie against United due to suspension after receiving his 3rd yellow card in this match. Barça simply aren't the same in the back line without their tireless captain throwing his body around at would be attackers.


Manchester United 1-0 Roma {Agg: 3-0, Manchester United advance}

United seemed to be banking on their 2 away goal advantage (and eyeing their weekend domestic clash with Arsenal) at the start of their return leg at Old Trafford when Sir Alex Ferguson sat both Crisiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney on the bench. Such is the depth of the Red Devil squad that the Giallorossi still had their hands full with Owen Hargreaves, Ryan Giggs, Ji-Sung Park, and Carlos Tévez. Playing again without talismanic captain Francesco Totti, Roma had precious few chances on net and when they did -- a penalty on a foul earned by Mancini-- taker Daniele De Rossi squandered it badly by misfiring over the net. The tie was officially dead and buried in the 70th minute when Tévez headed in a Hargreaves cross to put United up 3-0 on aggregate. On-form United advance to the semifinals against a stuttering Barcelona side for a dream matchup that has many fans salivating. It will be a star-studded affair featuring two of the games finest young talents in Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi who is due to return from injury in time for the first leg at Camp Nou.