It has been a night of frustration for Barcelona. (Source: Reuters) It has been a night of frustration for Barcelona. (Source: Reuters)

Juventus blocked out Barcelona and stuck out the sword occasionally to keep them on their toes defensively. The number of crosses that Barcelona have put into the box over the course of this match will be well into double figures and the number of shots will also be somewhere close by. But, there was always a Juventus defender’s legs or Gianluigi Buffon’s hands that came in the way. Juventus have got revenge for their Champions League final defeat. Meanwhile, Monaco, who qualified for this tournament through the playoffs have beaten Borussia Dortmund to go through to the last four. No German teams in the semi-finals this season.

Champions League QF’s second leg highlights:

0203 hrs IST: FULL TIME!! Barcelona knocked out of the Champions League in the quarter final for the second consecutive year. Monaco go through to the semi-finals with Juventus. So it’s Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Juventus and Monaco this year.

0157 hrs IST: Gonzalo Higuain slowly walks off off for Kwadwo Asamoah. Juventus fans giving him raucous applause. Revenge is the order of the day for them.

0154 hrs IST: Interesting to note that Barca did need to score 3 past PSG at this point of THAT match and they did that. But this is isn’t PSG of course and Juventus have proven that they are far superior to the unfortunate team that played at the Nou Camp in the Champions League before them this season. Also, the referee has been brilliant in this match.

0150 hrs IST: Neymar with a brilliant ball into the box from the left this time, finds Mascherano who takes a poke and Buffon gets a hand to it. Juve break immediatily and Barca totally caught out, Khedira with his back to goal turns and takes a shot that rolls into the hands of Ter Stegen. Could have easily found Mandzukic on the other side.

0148 hrs IST: Sergi Roberto off for Javier Mascherano. 12 minutes to go in the match now. Neymar puts in a ball into the box from the right to find Suarez but Barzaglis stretches to cut it off.

0144 hrs IST: Messi brought down by his ‘future’ form Paulo Dybala and its a free kick at the edge of the box. Dybala is also taken off for Andrea Barzagli.

0142 hrs IST: Juventus counter with Higuain down the centre, passes it to Dybala to his left. He tries to put in a cross and it is beyond anyone.

0139 hrs IST: Alcacer rolls in a ball trying to find Suarez, intercepted by Bonucci. Seconds later, Mess has the ball, makes his way to right in the box and lays it off for Sergi Roberto who veers into space and takes a shot at the far post. It goes wide.

0136 hrs IST: A corner from Neymar and Buffon tries to palm it away, he fails to do it, Suarez puts it back into the middle, Buffon was still down, it comes to Messi and he misses an open goal!!

0134 hrs IST: Suarez taken down by Khedira on the right side and its a free kick. Juvetus had given a mighty scare to Barca just seconds back on the other side.

0133 hrs IST:

He has had a lot to do so far. (Source: Reuters) He has had a lot to do so far. (Source: Reuters)

0131 hrs IST: Neymar puts in a cross and Mandzukic, who has been a striker/winger/occasional centre-half, heads it coolly into the hands of Buffon. Barcelona putting unreal pressure on the Juve box.

0129 hrs IST: Messi takes the free kick, its over the wall and just over the bar. It looks like Buffon had it covered though. Its all Messi for Barcelona and its all Cuadrado when Juve break.

0127 hrs IST: Messi cuts to his right just outside the box and lines up a shot. It is a few painful centimetres wide off the post. Suarez brought down at the edge of the box by Chiellini who is booked.

0125 hrs IST: In Monaco, Marco Reus has pulled one back for Dortmund.

0124 hrs IST: Messi dances past two Juve players, plays a one-two with Neymar and shoots from outside the box, it goes wide. Cuadrado then with another chance to score at the other end and drills a shot wide with a deflection.

0122 hrs IST:

Messi’s face might just be a conclusion to Barcelona’s situation in this tie. (Source: Reuters) Messi’s face might just be a conclusion to Barcelona’s situation in this tie. (Source: Reuters)

0120 hrs IST: Neymar dribbling past multiple players and is stopped in the end by Alves and Chiellini, Cuadrado then gets a chance on the other end, shoots aiming at the far post and misses it by the whiskers.

0115 hrs IST: Players make their way back onto the pitch, second half about to kick off. Dani Alves ready this time.

0102 hrs IST: HALF TIME!! Iniesta has a few parting shots at the referee before heading back. A defending masterclass from Juventus. Barcelona have made forays after forays using all their creative might but the Old Lady held firm. Not only that, they have had their own chances too. Barcelona look more and more frustrated with each passing minute with Iniesta and Neymar already brought into the book. They had a mountain to climb at the beginning of the match, they now need to climb that same mountain with half the resources they had with them. Even if they do it (IFFF) how many will survive that treacherous journey to the semi-finals. Neymar is already suspended and the Barca players don’t look like they are simmering down any time soon.

0058 hrs IST: Messi takes a hit and goes down. Neymar remonstrates with the referee and is booked. Messi walks off with a scar on his face. IFFF Barcelona go through, they will miss Neymar in the semi-finals. Add as many F’s as you want on that ‘if.’

0056 hrs IST: It’s difficult to count the number of scoring chances that Barcelona have had. And they haven’t been able to take them because of the efficiency with which Juve have had defended

0055 hrs IST: Yellow card for Andres Iniesta for a rash challenge on Juan Cuadrado.

0052 hrs IST: A chance for Juventus, Higuain puts it straight to Ter Stegen. Pjanic dinks into his path but he had to stretch.

0048 hrs IST: Juventus cutting any line that could connect the rest of the team to the MSN trio. But somehow a lofted ball finds it’s way to the empty Juve box, Messi chases it, Buffon gets there first and holds it.

0044 hrs IST: Messi runs into the box past the Juve defenders, takes a shot that is saved at the near post by Buffon, it comes back to Messi from a tight angle and he hits the side netting. It has been engrossing football in this first half an hour.

0039 hrs IST: Dybala was clear on goal and also off side. Barcelona are in all out attack mode at the moment so have very little in the back. But they are piling on the pressure, a test of strength for the Old Lady

0035 hrs IST: Falcao extends Monaco’s with an absolute hammer of a header. It truly is game over for Dortmund now.

0032 hrs IST: What a miss! And we say that because its Lionel Messi. Suarez puts in a pass to Messi inside the box and the Artgentine goes for it and it’s wide of the post.

0028 hrs IST: A crazy passage of play. Pjanic’s brilliant pass gives Cuadrado ran acres of space to run into and had Dybala on the other side, makes the pass and Pique intercepts. Barca then go on the counter with Neymar who tries to find Messi at the edge of the box but the ball is deflected away to Rakitic who takes a shot and it goes over. Phew!

0024 hrs IST: Neymar puts it into the box with the outside of his foot, almost finds Suarez but the Uruguayan has his back to goal and can’t do anything meaningful with it. A chance came on the other end then and Higuain couldn’t keep it on target.

0021 hrs IST: Monaco have scored against Dortmund and that might just seal the tie now. Kylian Mbappe once again.

0019 hrs IST: Neymar dances past two defenders, makes his way into the box and then goes down, Referee asks him to get back up, nothing more.

0014 hrs IST: The match starts, much to the surprise of Dani Alves. Alves was busy shaking hands with his former Barca team mates when his current team mates decided to kick the ball.

0011 hrs IST: Team News!

The teams are in! Barca v Juve live ➡️https://t.co/ESDo46LqNM#UCLpic.twitter.com/Q1SApWWTdg — Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) 19 April 2017

Here’s how the two sides will line up at Stade Louis II 📋 #UCL pic.twitter.com/RAtAEfhD0B — Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) 19 April 2017

0006 hrs IST: Doom! Despair! Burn Luis Enrique! These were the emotions that were prevalent in the Catalan media and in the hearts of the Barcelona fans when they lost 4-0 to PSG. But after the 3-0 first leg defeat to Juventus, there has not been too much of an extreme reaction .This is because of what Barcelona did to PSG in the second leg.

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