Barcelona vs Lyon, player ratings: Lionel Messi stars with two goals to send Barca into quarter-finals

Monday 18 March 2019 11:32 EDT

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Barcelona proved too good for Lyon as the cruised into the Champions League quarter-finals.

Luis Suarez earned an early, debatable penalty which Lionel Messi converted with a cheeky chipped Penenka.

Philippe Coutinho added a second but things got nervy in the second half as Lyon grabbed a goal back.

However, Messi added a brilliant third before Ousmane Dembele and Gerard Pique got in on the act.

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