Barcelona: Lionel Messi produced a masterful Champions League performance to knock out Manchester United and led Barcelona into the semifinals breaking their quarter-final jinx for the first time in four years here at Camp Nou on Tuesday. Messi scored twice.
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Barcelona, who kept Manchester United in their half for the majority of the match, sealed a 4-0 aggregate victory.
Philippe Coutinho scored the third goal for Barcelona by sending his curling shot into the top of the corner in the second half.
"This was a spectacular performance, this is what we are all about," Messi told reporters.
"The first five minutes we were a little shy and nervous, perhaps the scoreline gave us a strange feeling, but then we took control of the game."
Their hopes faded away soon when Young was caught in possession on the left wing and Messi seized the ball and cruised to oppositions' half holding off Manchester United defenders before bending a superb shot past the outstretched De Gea.
The Spanish goalkeeper was left embarrassed for Messi’s second goal as the Argentine's tame shot crept under his body.
"We did well to get here but we could see the difference between the two teams. We started well, in the first 15 minutes we thought we could get something here and then they got the two goals," said Solskjaer.
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"You know that at this level you cannot slip up and make mistakes and you have to take your chances when you get them. We didn’t capitalise on our great start, then they have their first two shots on target, they get two goals then it's game over."
In the semifinal, Barcelona will face the winner from the match between Liverpool and Porto.
