Barcelona have put themselves in pole position for a Champions League semi-final spot after 17-year-old Bojan Krkic scored the only goal of the game in a 1-0 win over Schalke in Gelsenkirchen.
The Catalans were far from their best on the night but Schalke only started putting them under pressure in the final half hour and couldn't find a deserved equaliser.
Barcelona took the lead after just 12 minutes when Rafinha was caught trying to play the offside trap and Thierry Henry was allowed to latch onto a lovely ball by Andres Iniesta.
Henry then cut inside and side footed a poor shot towards goal, however, Manuel Neuer who was superb in the previous round against Porto, spilled the ball, allowing the off-balance Henry the chance to poke it across the goal for Bojan to tap in from close range.
With the goal Bojan, aged just 17 years and 217 days, becomes the second youngest goalscorer in Champions League history after former Olympiacos man Peter Ofori-Quaye.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Barca grind out win in Gelsenkirchen
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Barcelona took the lead after just 12 minutes when Rafinha was caught trying to play the offside trap and Thierry Henry was allowed to latch onto a lovely ball by Andres Iniesta
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