Although Arsenal failed to achieve a major reversal at home, their performance was still praised by the media.

Milan was almost turned around by Arsenal with a huge advantage of four to zero in the first round, and they were bombarded by Italian media.

Milan Sports even said, "In such an important game in the Champions League, Milan almost set the most shameful record in Champions League history with four goals in the first leg and was turned around by his opponent!

With Milan like this, how far can we expect them to go in the Champions League?”

The next night, the Champions League continued.

Greek Athletics and Ligue 1 powerhouses, Barcelona and Leverkusen.

In the first round of the confrontation, Lyon defeated his opponent 1-0 at home, which was also the first direct dialogue between the two teams in the history of the three major European Cups.

In the ninth minute, the Greeks won a fantastic start. Captain Haraland Bidis broke into the penalty area and passed the ball in front of the goal. Manduka pushed the ball with his right foot six meters away from the goal!

One to zero!

The total score has become one to one!

In the following game, both sides attacked and defended each other and missed several good opportunities to score. Within 90 minutes, the two sides scored one-to-one, and the game was dragged into overtime.

In half an hour of overtime, neither side scored a goal and had to score a penalty kick.

In the penalty kick, the Greeks were more competitive and won four to three!

In the end, the Greeks advanced to the quarterfinals in a thrilling manner and became the biggest dark horse in the quarterfinals!

The focus battle that night was held at Camp Nou. Barcelona won 3-1 away in the first leg, and played at home in this round, so they had the advantage.

Leverkusen has won two wins, two draws and seven losses in history in his eleven visits to Spain. The last time he won was away from La Coruna ten years ago, and the other time was away from Barcelona in the League Cup in March 1988.

After that, he lost both visits to Barcelona.

Barcelona has faced German teams 28 wins, 11 draws and 11 losses in 50 times in history. After losing to Leverkusen in 2001, Barcelona has won 13 wins, 3 draws and remained unbeaten against German teams 16 times.

After losing to Bayern at home in 1998, Barcelona won nine home games against German teams.

The game was also as people imagined. Barcelona controlled the rhythm of the field at the beginning of the game, while Leverkusen strengthened the pressing of the whole game.

In the 25th minute of the first half, Barcelona launched an attack, Xavi made a long pass, and Messi, who successfully counterattacked, broke into the penalty area and scored with a light shot from the left side of the penalty area.

One to zero!

The total score has become four to one, and Leverkusen is out of the blue.

This is Messi's 50th international goal score for Barcelona.

In the 42nd minute of the first half, Barcelona got a chance to counterattack. Iniesta passed the ball after breaking through the half. Messi made a single shot after getting the ball, breaking into the penalty area and shooting a low shot!

Two to zero!

The total score has become five to one!

Messi scored twice.

After the second half began, Barcelona completely controlled the rhythm on the court.

In the fifth minute of the second half, Fabregas made a straight pass. Messi, who successfully counter-offside, threw Schwab and broke into the right side of the penalty area, and shot 11 meters away from the goal!

Three to zero!

Messi scored a hat trick, and the total score became six to one!

While securing the victory, Barcelona did not slow down the offensive rhythm and continued to put pressure on Leverkusen.

In the tenth minute of the second half, Fabregas made a straight pass from the wing. Tello, who participated in the Champions League for the first time, got the ball and broke into the penalty area on the left side of the penalty area and pushed the shot from a long corner and entered the net!

Four to zero!

The total score has become seven to one!

Three minutes later, Barcelona made a comeback. Messi and Pedro played against the wall and broke into the left side of the penalty area. Leno attacked and rushed to the left to receive the ball from his teammates. Messi shot into the empty goal from a small angle!

Five to zero!

The total score became 8-1, and Messi performed a big four-game!

In the 17th minute of the second half, Alves made a diagonal pass, and the unguarded Troy pushed the ball into the net from nine meters away from the goal!

Six to zero!

The total score became nine to one, and Troy scored twice!

Leverkusen's goal was sieve by Barcelona.

In the 40th minute of the second half, Busquets and Keita passed the ball continuously, and Messi pushed the ball into the bottom left corner from the edge of the penalty area!

Seven to zero!

The total score became ten to one!

Messi completed his fifth goal in the game!

Leverkusen saved his face in the 90th minute, Rollfez passed the ball, and Bellarabi shot a curved ball eleven meters away from the goal on the left side of the penalty area into the far corner!

Seven to one!

The total score became ten to two.

In the end, Barcelona eliminated Leverkusen from 10 to 2 in total and advanced to the quarterfinals!

Leverkusen's crushing defeat shocked the German media, and the photo newspaper criticized: "Leverkusen was reversed by Bayern at home three days ago. It is obvious that they have not yet broken free from such a reversal, and ended up losing in the game against Barcelona!

In the game against Barcelona last night, Leverkusen was following the pace of Barcelona. Although he was pressing the whole game, the results were very little, and Messi became their nightmare on the back line!”

Spain's "World Sports" said excitedly: "This is the gap between La Liga and Bundesliga!

Leverkusen, ranked fourth in the Bundesliga, was beaten by Barcelona at the Camp Nou!

Messi shines all over the game, and five goals prove that he is the greatest striker in the world football world today!”

Leverkusen's crushing defeat caused the German media to think. Is this the gap between German football and second half football?

Is there such a big gap?

German Mirror does not think so: "Leverkusen's crushing defeat does not mean that there is such a big gap between the Bundesliga and La Liga. First of all, Leverkusen is only ranked fourth in the Bundesliga, and they cannot represent the highest level in the Bundesliga.

Secondly, they were just reversed by Bayern at home three days ago, and their morale was hit hard and had not recovered from that blow.

In this case, it is normal to lose to the terrifying Camp Nou.

Barcelona is not only the most competitive team in La Liga, but also the most competitive team in Europe.

The showdown between the two teams cannot represent the peak power showdown between the Bundesliga and La Liga.

Now only Bayern and Dortmund are competitive in Europe in the Bundesliga. Dortmund was eliminated in the Champions League group stage due to poor form in the first half of the season.

If they follow Dortmund's strong performance after the winter break, they will definitely be able to qualify from the group.

Although Bayern declined after the winter break, they still beat Basel 2-0 away in the first leg of the quarterfinals.

Although Bayern's lead in the Bundesliga has narrowed to eight points, they are still the biggest favorites for the Bundesliga championship this season.

As for the Champions League, it is not a big problem for Bayern to advance to the quarterfinals after holding two away goals and returning to home court.

Therefore, Leverkusen's defeat at Barcelona does not mean that there is such a big gap between the Bundesliga and La Liga!

Only Bayern can represent the Bundesliga level now, and the gap between Bundesliga and La Liga is not as big as people imagine!”
Chapter completed!