Unstoppable Messi eases Barcelona into last eight

Little Argentinean scores a brace as Barca crush Stuttgart while Bordeaux progress


Lionel Messi bagged two goals Barcelona ran out 4-0 winners over Stuttgart to cruise into the last eight and Bordeaux saw off Olympiakos.

The Catalan giants won 5-1 on aggregate while Bordeaux beat Olympiakos 2-1 in France to go through 3-1 on aggregate.

Messi top-scored on the night with six Fantasy League points while Dani Alves got five points for an assist and a clean sheet and Yaya Toure bagged four points for two assists.

The other goals were scored by Pedro and Bojan Krkic, who netted with his first touch after coming on as substitute, assisted by fellow sub Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

There were three red cards in the other game with former Blackburn man Matt Derbyshire seeing red for Olympiakos as both sides ended with ten men.

Former Aston Villa defender Olof Melberg was also sent off for the Greeks, after the final whistle, for a second bookable offence.

Yoann Gourcuff scored the opening goal for the home side with a stunning free-kick, and hit the bar in similar fashion moments later, before substitute Konstantinos Mitroglou levelled.

Arsenal target Marouane Chamakh sealed the win two minutes from time with a bullet header.

The quarter-final line-up is as follows:
Arsenal;
Barcelona;
Bayern Munich;
Bordeaux;
CSKA Moscow;
Inter Milan;
Lyon;
Manchester United.

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  • wong

    1 year ago
    WHY

    why on earth would transfers not be available going into the last 8?

  • Fantasy League

    1 year ago
    Transfers

    You've already had your transfers ready for the Quarter Finals, they were your quota for Game Week 6. If you have already used them up then you need to wait until your semi-final quota, in preparation for Game Week 8, arrive at 19:45 tonight. You had unlimited changes before - Game Week 6 (Last 16). Three transfers on the 16th of Feb at 19:45 to used before Game Week 7 (quarter-finals). Three transfers on the 30th of March at 19:45 to used before Game Week 8 (semi-finals). And three transfers on the 20th of April at 19:45 to used before Game Week 9 (final).

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