The Sports Thread #1 For 2/18/14: Alves Late Goal Gives Barcelona A Big Advantage; PSG Basically Thru With 4-Goal Star Play
Full Time (Manchester City 0-2 Barcelona; Bayer Leverkusen 0-4 PSG) Dani Alves late tally gives Barcelona a major advantage going into leg two, but City still had their chances despite down 10 men. This tie is still alive but City will need to be their best in attack at the Nou Camp to advance now, and that was before the right back's tally. Meanwhile, it is unquestionable for Bayer, as they were thrashed at home again for a second time against Zlatan and company, who did it without Edison Cavani. Still, despite another great display, thoughts of PSG being right next to Bayern and maybe a mix of Barcelona, Madrid, and Chelsea as the prime favorites needs to be slightly scaled back. For Manchester United did one better than them in Leverkusen with that 5-0 pasting that certainly echoed tonight for Bayer manager Sami Hyypia. (Will be back tomorrow for more Leg 1 action on Matchday 14 of the Champions League.) Halftime Revi...