Champions League: Lionel Messi strikes as Barcelona beats Arsenal

For 70 minutes the arrangement had worked splendidly.

Barcelona, unbeaten in 32 successive diversions and with the best assaulting trio on the planet, had been baffled every step of the way.

Weapons store, so frequently liable of gifting its rivals objectives at the last 16 phase of the Champions League in earlier years, had protected energetically.

It made what probably felt like many handles, given everything in its locker but then inside of the flicker of an eye the majority of its diligent work was fixed by that Barcelona brightness which makes football so superb to watch.

As Arsenal were gotten up to speed the field, maybe enticed by the crazy thought it could yet by one means or another win this tie, Barcelona struck.

The same man then included further shine from the punishment spot after he had been overturned by Mathieu Flamini's awkward test.

Two away objectives and a 33rd successive amusement without annihilation leaves Barcelona superbly ready to advance to the quarterfinal stage after this 2-0 first leg win.

The edge of triumph could have been more prominent had Luis Suarez not hit the post when clear on objective, but rather such disappointments won't stress Luis Enrique, the administrator of Barcelona.

He can now most likely anticipate the last eight and the chance to guarantee his group turn into the first to hold the Champions League title subsequent to the opposition was redone.