Barcelona have been clinical to take the game away from the visitors. Lyon had hope at 2-1, but Messi has been the architect of their downfall.
86'
O. Dembélé has scored a goal for Barcelona! Assist by L. Messi.
Messi has been sublime when his team have needed him the most. He runs at the Lyon defence before squaring a pass to Dembele to convert.
GOALLLLLLL!!!!! BARCELONA HAVE FIVE!!! DEMBELE CONVERTS!!! Messi runs at the heart of the Lyon defence before sliding a pass to an unmarked Dembele in the left inside channel. The Frenchman drills his effort low and hard at goal. Gorgelin gets a hand to the ball, but once again he fails to keep it out as it trickles into the bottom corner. The Catalan club have been clinical in the last 10 minutes.
83'
Nélson Semedo enters the game and replaces Sergi Roberto.
Semedo replaces Sergi Roberto at right-back for the hosts.
82'
Rakitic brings down Dembele in the final third. Lyon have a free-kick in a dangerous position.
81'
Piqué has scored a goal for Barcelona! Assist by L. Messi.
GOALLLLLLLLLLL!!!!! PIQUE MAKES IT FOUR!! BARCELONA ARE GOING THROUGH!! Messi ensures that his side are advancing to the quarter-finals with a sublime run and cross for Pique to tap home. The Argentine raided on a counter down the right flank before picking out Pique on the charge unmarked at the back post. The defender could not miss and he slotted his strike into an empty net.
Messi opens up the Lyon defence with a run and cross before Pique slots the ball home.
78'
L. Messi has scored a goal for Barcelona! Assist by Sergio Busquets.
Busquets releases Messi through the middle, who does the rest with a sublime finish.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!! MESSI SCORES A SUBLIME EFFORT!!!! BARCELONA 3-1!!! Messi all but ends the tie as he singlehandedly opens up the Lyon defence before firing his effort through Gorgelin. He made a surge through the middle before turning Denayer and Marcelo inside and out. The Argentine fired at goal on his right foot, and although his strike was half-stopped by the Lyon keeper, it was not a strong enough hand to prevent the ball trickling into the net.
77'
M. Cornet enters the game and replaces F. Mendy.
Cornet replaces Mendy. Lyon are going for it now.
75'
Busquets catches Mendy and it results in the defender remaining down on the deck. He may have to make way here.
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74'
A. Vidal enters the game and replaces Arthur.
Vidal replaces Arthur in the middle of the park. Barca need his experience in there.
73'
B. Traoré enters the game and replaces M. Depay.
Traore replaces Depay for the visitors.
WIDE! Marcelo gets his head to Fekir's cross from the left flank, but Ter Stegen watches the ball travel comfortably past his post.
72'
Pique brings down Mendy on the left flank and it hands Lyon a chance to whip the ball into the box.
70'
O. Dembélé enters the game and replaces Philippe Coutinho.
Dembele replaces Coutinho for the home side. He will provide an out ball down the left flank for counters.
Barcelona answer the visitors' pressure by retaining possession. The Catalan club have to take the pace out of the game.
66'
Lyon are taking the game to the hosts now. Barca are vulnerable as one goal will change the outcome of the contest for the visitors.
65'
Barcelona are all over the place at the back. Mendy surges forward down the left and he sends a cross into the box. Depay collects with his back to goal, but he loses his footing as he strikes at goal, scuffing his attempt wide of the post.
63'
CLOSE! Lyon probe again on the edge of the box. Dembele works the ball inside to Fekir, who shoots from an awkward angle, but his effort just travels wide of the post.
58'
L. Tousart has scored a goal for Lyon!
GOALLLLLLLLLLL!!!! TOUSART GETS LYON BACK IN THE GAME!!! 2-1!!! Ter Stegen does not cover himself in glory as he comes off his line from a Depay cross. Marcelo beats Lenglet in the air and heads the ball back across the face of goal. Tousart gathers the ball after a scramble before firing a low effort into the bottom corner with Ter Stegen stranded. A composed finish from the midfielder. Game on.
57'
WIDE! Lyon build down the left as Fekir starts the move from the back. He joins the move on the edge of the box before firing wide of the post, slicing his strike.
55'
Lyon are going to have to force the issue to get back into the game. It might leave them exposed at the back, but they have to take the risk.
53'
Coutinho looks for the run of Suarez in the left inside channel, but the Uruguayan moves a fraction too soon and is caught offside.
50'
Fekir lifts the ball into the box, but the ball evades everyone in the middle and travels behind for a goal-kick.
49'
C. Lenglet gets yellow.
Lenglet brings down Fekir on the charge and goes into the book.
46'
We're back underway at Camp Nou.
45' +7
HALF-TIME: BARCELONA 2-0 LYON
45' +6
Lyon are enjoying a spell of possession towards the end of the half, but the home side are doing well to keep them out of the final third.
45' +4
M. Dembélé gets yellow.
Dembele goes into the book for his challenge on Alba.
45' +3
Marcelo tries to pick out Dembele on the edge of the Barca box. However, the forward takes a heavy touch and clatters into Alba with a loose challenge in his attempt to win the ball back.
45' +2
Lyon have displayed plenty of effort this evening, but have been undone by the quality of Barca in the final third.
45'
There will be six minutes of added time.
43'
Lyon try to create space on the edge of the box, but Barca are disciplined in their defensive duties to prevent Fekir from finding Dembele in the box.
41'
Messi releases Coutinho in the box and he tries a clever backheel to find Suarez, but Marcelo reads the danger to make the interception.
39'
Alba plays an inside pass for Rakitic, who lays the ball back into the left inside channel. The Spaniard tries to fire the ball across the face of goal, but Denayer diverts the ball behind.
Barcelona take a short corner and Coutinho angles a cross into the box that Rakitic can only head over the bar.
34'
M. Gorgelin enters the game and replaces Anthony Lopes.
Lopes will have to make way for the visitors. He leaves the field in tears as Gorgelin replaces him between the sticks.
33'
Marçal gets yellow.
Marcal goes into the book for catching Messi with a stray arm on the right flank as the forward tries to burst into the box.
31'
Philippe Coutinho has scored a goal for Barcelona! Assist by L. Suárez.
Suarez takes a sublime touch from Arthur's pass before cutting the ball across the box for Coutinho to score.
GOALLLLLLLLLLL!!!! COUTINHO TAPS HOME!!! BARCELONA 2-0!!! The home side extend their lead as Arthur threads the needle to release Suarez. He takes a touch to break away from Marcal before sliding the ball across to Coutinho, who has an open goal to dispatch his effort into the net. The Brazilian could not miss.
28'
The game needs to get back up to speed after the lengthy delay for Lopes' injury. It may have taken Barca out of their rhythm.
19'
Coutinho almost gets in behind Denayer down the left flank, but Lopes is off his line and clears ahead of the Brazilian.
17'
Penalty goal scored by L. Messi for Barcelona!
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! MESSI SCORES!!!! BARCELONA 1-0!! Messi scores from 12 yards with a sublime chip. He goes for the panenka as Lopes commits himself, lifting the ball down the middle of the goal into the back of the net. Very cheeky from the Barcelona man, but he's delivered to give his side the lead.
14'
Busquets lifts the ball over the top of the Lyon defence for Messi. However, Lopes comes off his line to push it away from the Argentine before he can bring it under control.
13'
Coutinho tries to work his way inside from the left flank, but two defenders are there for the visitors to stop his progress in the final third.
12'
Coutinho and Alba attempt to combine down the left flank, but Dubois does well to track the run of the Spaniard to clear his lines.
8'
Fekir brings down Busquets in the Lyon half. Messi lifts the resulting free-kick into the box, but the ball just evades the rising Pique in the middle.
7'
BLOCK! Denayer puts his body on the line to deny Rakitic from the edge of the box. Alba had caused havoc in behind on the left flank. His cutback found Messi and Coutinho before the latter teed up Rakitic for a strike that was blocked by the Belgian.
5'
Dubois has to head behind from the corner under pressure from Lenglet in the box. Lopes then comes off his line to punch away the second delivery.
3'
Messi releases Coutinho down the left flank and he has Suarez in space in the middle, but Lopes comes off his line to claim the ball ahead of the forward.
2'
Messi tries to surge through the middle of the Lyon midfield, but Ndombele stops his progress with a strong challenge.
1'
We're underway at Camp Nou.
Good evening and welcome to the live commentary of the second leg of the round-of-16 Champions League contest between Barcelona and Lyon at Camp Nou.
The game remains in the balance after the first leg as the two sides played out a goalless draw in France. Barcelona have reeled off four wins on the bounce since the first leg, including victories over Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey and LaLiga. They have a commanding lead at the top of the Primera Division and will now look to continue their campaign in Europe into the last eight of the Champions League.
Lyon suffered a defeat in the aftermath of their draw against Barcelona in the first leg, losing 2-0 at Monaco. Since then they advanced to the semi-finals of the Coupe de France with a win over Caen along with a triumph over Toulouse. Last time out the club drew 2-2 against Strasbourg, surrendering a two-goal lead. They cannot afford another lapse this evening in their bid to reach the last eight for the first time since 2010.
BARCELONA (4-3-3): Marc-Andre ter Stegen; Sergi Roberto, Clement Lenglet, Gerard Pique, Jordi Alba; Ivan Rakitic, Sergio Busquets, Arthur; Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Philippe Coutinho.
SUBS: Nelson Semedo, Ousmane Dembele, Jasper Cillessen, Malcom, Arturo Vidal, Samuel Umtiti, Carles Alena.
LYON (3-5-2): Anthony Lopes; Jason Denayer, Marcelo, Marcal; Leo Dubois, Lucas Tousart, Tanguy Ndombele, Nabil Fekir, Ferland Mendy; Moussa Dembele, Memphis Depay.
Lyon did have a couple of openings in the first half and could have scored a valuable away goal. Tanguy Ndombele drilled a decent effort wide of the post, while Moussa Dembele saw his strike deflected just wide of the post by Clement Lenglet. The French side are not out of the game, but will need a special effort in the second period to advance to the last eight.
Barcelona are next in action in LaLiga against Real Betis on Sunday on the road, while Lyon are at home in Ligue 1 against Montpellier.
Thanks for joining our commentary this evening. Until next time, goodbye.
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