Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Barcelona beats Arsenal 3-1 to advance to CL quarters (The Associated Press)

Barcelona's Lionel Messi, center, fight for the ball with Arsenal's Alex Iwobi, right, during the Champions League round of 16 second leg soccer match between FC Barcelona and Arsenal FC at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, March 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Barcelona's big three of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar all scored to beat Arsenal 3-1 on Wednesday, sending the defending champions into the Champions League quarterfinals for a ninth consecutive season with a 5-1 victory on aggregate. Leading the tie after Messi scored both goals in a 2-0 first leg win, Suarez passed for Neymar to open the scoring in the 18th minute at Camp Nou.


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