AC Milan vs Barcelona, 1st Leg
Match pulse
MILAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BAR | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Final score
AC Milan and Barcelona drew 0-0 in 1st Leg on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at Giuseppe Meazza.
Play by play
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The second leg takes place next Tuesday back in Spain, and Milan may find they have more defensive work to do next time.
It was an entertaining first-half, not so in the second. Milan had chances, and defended well, but they now have to at least match Barca in Camp Nou. That is a huge ask for anybody.
- 93'
And that's the end of the game.
- 93'
Shot on the turn from Xavi 25 yards out, always going a couple of yards wide of the left-hand post.
- 92'
It's been a, er, sedate injury time period.
- 91'
Three minutes to be added on.
- 90'
It is two and a half years since Barcelona failed to score in the Champions League. That alone is an achievement for Milan I guess.
- 89'
So close to a goal for Barca just when it looked as though we'd have no real excitement this half.
- 88'
Messi's shot sent Abbiati full-stretch down to his right. The keeper got a good hand to it and Tello closes in to fire home - great block from Antonini to thwart him.
- 87'
Abbiati saves full stretch from Messi!
- 86'
Another Ambrosini foul, bumping into Pedro deep in the Barca half.
- 85'
High boot by Ambrosini on Busquets, I'm sure the ref went to his pocket before realising the Milan man had already been booked.
- 84'
Puyol, on the brink of a suspension, pulls back El Shaarawy and could easily have been booked.
- 83'
It would seem Milan are happy with the 0-0 and trying to at least score as many as Barca in Camp Nou.............
- 82'
Tello with another break, Abbiati out smartly to smoother.
- 81'
Offside flag goes up as Messi attempts a run through the centre.
- 80'
<i>Chris Murphy stat:</i> The last time Lionel Messi failed to score in a game was on February 11 against Osasuna.
- 79'
It's been pretty desperate stuff in the second half.
- 78'
Iniesta takes from the left, Puyol meets it with a diving header at the near post and it sneaks a yard wide of the far.
- 77'
Tello finds Messi just inside the box, Ambrosini gets the block in to concede the corner.
- 76'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Pedro is on in place of Alexis.
- 75'
You may remember Mesbah getting ripped apart by Arsenal at the Emirates.
- 74'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Alessandro Nesta is limping, and needs to be replaced by Djamel Mesbah
- 73'
A shot! As Tello thrashes a wild one into the sidenetting. It should have gone across the face.
Leaders
MILBAR 
