Barcelona vs Schalke 04, 2nd Leg Barcelona win 2-0 on aggregate
Match pulse
BARAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
Who won: Barcelona 1-0
Barcelona beat Schalke 04 1-0 in 2nd Leg Barcelona win 2-0 on aggregate on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at Camp Nou. Goals for Barcelona: Yaya Touré (43').
Play by play
- 94'
Game over. So, Barca go on to face Manchester United. They will have to play a lot better than this to have a realistic chance of ensuring the Champions League final isn't an all English affair. Thanks for your company....
- 93'
The corner is awful and that is just about that for Schalke
- 92'
Sanchez looks pacey, he skips round Adibal there and wins a corner.
- 92'
Henry is off and Gudjohnsen is on.
- 91'
Rubbish from Eto'e. He had a plethora of options as Schalke remained threadbare at the back but chose a slow, telegraphed ball square to Xavi which was easily intercepted.
- 90'
We're into time added on...
- 89'
Schalke's frustration is evident now as Grossmuller waves a threatening arm at Thuram after losing the ball. They now they blew a big chance in the first half.
- 88'
So, it's a Manchester United v Barcelona semi-final. Much more of an interesting prospect than the impending bore fest between Liverpool and Chelsea eh?
- 86'
Henry skips inside a Westermann challenge but Bordon snuffs out his cross.
- 85'
Puyol sticks his nut into a dangerous situation and gets a bump for his bother. Things are winding down in the Nou Camp now.
- 84'
Confusion reigns supreme at the back for Schalke, a wibble here and a wobble there very nearly allowed Eto'o a chance to walk the ball into the net. Then at the other end Kuranyi fires in a shot-cum-cross which Valdes clutches onto gleefully.
- 83'
Krstajic gets his head to a nice Grossmuller cross but can't get any purchase on his header and it flies harmlessly wide.
- 82'
The goal scorer Yaya Toure is coming off, and Rafael Marquez is on.
- 81'
Valdes gets an important touch as Westermann leapt to try and nod home.
- 80'
Then the first hint of a threat from Schalke as Kuranyi bore down on goal before having his cross blocked by Thuram. Corner.
- 79'
Fabulous run down the left from Abidal, beating three players but misdirecting his cross. Then as another Barca wave came forward, Eto'o hits one right at Valdes.
- 78'
Schalke are playing four up front now as they chuck the kitchen sink at Barcelona. One goal is all it takes to completely alter the complexion of this tie.
- 77'
Rafinha is off and Danish striker Soren Larsen replaces him.
- 76'
Rijkaard made a big show of hugging Bojan as he came off and the pair shared a smile. The fans were furious though. The Dutch boss is certainly under fire at the minute, despite being on the brink of a Champions League semi-final and second in La Liga. Tough gig!
- 75'
Oh dear. Schalke are fizzling out here. Altintop tries a ridiculous effort when two team mates were well placed for a cross. They've just not been up to it in this second half.
- 74'
And that is Bojan's last involvement. His substitution provokes fury from the terraces; many fans leaping to their feet and waving those white hankies about again as well as howling with derision. I smell trouble for Rijkaard!
- 73'
At the other end Bojan jinks into the area and looks for Xavi before Bordon clears behind for a corner.
- 72'
Krstajic found himself with room to move into there and rather made a mess of it when he had plenty of decent options around 25 yards out.
- 71'
Manchester United are through. Carlos Tevez has just netted to put them 1-0 up against Roma.
- 70'
Sanchez is straight into the action, trying to turn Puyol inside the area. The curly haired stopper win out this time though.
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