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Match in 5

  • Barcelona reach seventh successive quarter-final
  • Messi opens scoring, Kompany equalises late on
  • Alves seals win on the night and 4-1 aggregate triumph
  • Zabaleta sent off for visitors with 12 minutes left
  • Quarter-final draw on 21 March

Match in 5
Match in 5 ©AFP/Getty Images

Tonight we faced the best rivals we could have been drawn against and a team who could have gone further in the competition. There were moments when we had control and others in which we struggled.Gerado Martino, Barcelona coachIf we could have scored earlier it might have changed the game. It's only our third year in the competition so we know next year we should not fear anyone. Our moment will come.

Vincent Kompany, Manchester City captain