Barcelona and Olympique Lyon played yesterday. They reached a 2-2 draw. This sealed Barcelona’s hopes of reaching round two. Lyon, however, has to beat Rangers in two weeks. Iniesta put the first goal in for Barcelona in the third minute, to make it 1-0. Juninho canceled out the early lead. Messi later scored to give Barcelona the 2-1 lead, and it looked as though they would get the victory. Juninho, however, put in another goal with eleven minutes left. The equalizer gave Lyon a much needed point in the standings, to help them with their search to move on. The match facts would indicate a victory for Barcelona with 63% possession and a 22-17 fouls in favor of Barcelona.
To keep them in the hunt, Liverpool needs a win at SC Porto.The victory would also secure manager Rafael Benitez’s job for one more game. Liverpool is also hoping for a victory of Besiktas over Marseille.
Shakhtar Donetsk will secure their passage into the next round if they defeat Celtic.
AC Milan will advance to the round of 16 with a draw at Benfica on Wednesday.