Hamilton Academical Barcelona should have thought they'd done enough to get the tie when Xavi buried a charge in the final minutes in Paris last week. Nevertheless an awful deflected goal in the dying moments ensured this quarter-final was not even close to over. Injuries to both Lionel Messi and Javier Mascherano left attack and defense with huge holes to fill and chances started to replenish against BarAa achieving their sixth consecutive semi-final. Barcelona were back again to their utmost at the weekend drilling five goals past a hapless Mallorca, but Carlo Ancellotias troops promised never to be such a pushover. Former Camp Nou favourites Zlatan Ibrahimovich, Thiago Motta and Maxwell took to the pitch wanting to prove to your home supporters that they were in love with prematurely. The Barcelona backline was plugged by Adriano returning following a thigh injury, while FAbregas got Messias false nine role upfront beside Pedro and David Villa. The fall into line was experimental at most readily useful with the visitors absolutely rejoicing at Messias absence from the team sheet. The little Argentine looked on from the seat just like a lifeguard, ready to risk his or her own health if he saw that the side needed saving. In the first second FAbregas was fouled on the left side of the field. Xavias free kick beat the owner but crashed into the side netting. A horrible mistake by Busquets who didn't get a handle on a move saw Lavezzi through on purpose moments later. He seemed destined to score but he was robbed by the toe of PiquA. A minute later a slide by Thiago Silva while using a free kick saw the ball just bobble several yards. He kicked the ball for an additional time, illegally but necessarily, to offer away a dangerous free-kick. The resulting free stop found the wall do its work. PSG struck a purple spot and applied the strain on the Barcelona purpose. ValdAs was kept very busy, keeping the edges level with a few leading sketch saves. The makeshift backline was being severely tested and hanging on with a line. Lavezzi was denied by ValdAs and the jump cleaned by PiquA. It seemed just a matter of time before the leaky defense let in an objective. A good IbrahimovicAcross discovered Lucas whose header was denied by an acrobatic save yourself from the BarAa number 1 yet again. The groups went for the tube at the break with the French part looking far more dangerous. The deadlock was broken by pastore to provide the guide to the guests. A advanced ball through by IbrahimovicAfound the run of the Argentine who clipped the ball past ValdAs. Barcelona were in trouble and called on their superhero to truly save them. Messi came on for FAbregas, and kid Bartra was thrown to the mix in the stead of Adriano who was clearly fighting both with an injury and his heart back tasks. Messias effect was immediate. He slid a ball to Villa and dribbled at the side of the box. Accommodation did remarkably well in near zero room, set the ball back once again to Pedro under some pressure in a box and his left foot was swung by the Canarian through the ball. The internet bulged and the Nou Camp rejoiced. Cometh the hour cometh the man and Messias arrival changed the tone of the game by creating the target. Track was introduced to shore up the defensive endAin place of David Villa and the home part put onto their lead for a very long last quarter of an hour or so. The one all bring was enough to see Barcelona right through to the semifinals but this wasn't an effective performance and may give confidence to whoever is waiting in the long grass in two weeks time. Hopefully the two week break gives a chance to the medial side to recover and regroup for the following round. To advance with this type of decreased defense is an success in itself. Letas wish the quality in the midfield and upfront could continue steadily to hide the increasing problems at the trunk. Messi was called on for a miracle today. By returning from the hamstring injury in one week to create the successful goal was a stretch a' also by his expectations. And yet again he sent. He was demonstrably suffering with regards to flexibility so its time and energy to put him in cotton wool until the semis. Image Credit: AFP/Getty Photos
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