Ter Stegen with Barcelona on course for the quarterfinals

London (SID) The German national goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen can continue to dream of a triple with FC Barcelona. The sovereign league leaders of the Spanish Primera Division achieved a 1-1 (0-0) draw in the first leg of the round of 14 against English champions FC Chelsea and therefore have the best chance of making it into the round of the top eight in the second leg on March XNUMXth at Camp Nou. After the hosts took the lead through Willian (62'), Lionel Messi (75') equalized with his first goal in the ninth attempt against Chelsea. The goal was preceded by a major defensive error by the Londoners. In front of 40.000 spectators at Stamford Bridge, the guests around superstar Messi gained a visual advantage after just a few minutes. The Catalans had the best chance before the break through Paulinho, who headed past the goal in the 16th minute after some fine work from Messi. However, the five-time Champions League winner was unable to create any further chances against the Blues' stable defense with national player Antonio Rüdiger in the first half. Chelsea, who had fallen behind in the championship, limited themselves to counterattacks in front of their own crowd, but had clearly better chances before the break. The Brazilian Willian initially failed in the 34th minute with a courageous long-range shot at the right post. Ter Stegen would have been just as powerless in this scene as he was four minutes before the half-time whistle when Willian hit the aluminum on the other side again. In the second half, the Spaniards initially set the tone. Despite his great efforts, the striking Argentine striker Messi initially failed to score his longed-for goal against Chelsea, whose coach Antonio Conte is already under enormous pressure. Luis Suarez missed a good opportunity for Barcelona in the 53rd minute before Willian crowned his strong performance with the goal to make it 1-0. Ter Stegen had no chance with the precise shot from 18 meters. With a quarter of an hour to go, Messi was able to celebrate against Chelsea for the first time. After a mistake by former Gladbach player Andreas Christensen, Messi scored his 98th goal in the premier class, opening the door to the quarter-finals. At Barcelona, former Dortmund player Ousmane Dembele, who recently struggled with health problems, only sat on the bench.

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Ter Stegen with Barcelona on course for the quarterfinals

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