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September 28, 2011 7:45 PM BST
Stadyen Dynama — Minsk
Referee: M. Gräfe
Attendance: 29555
September 28, 2011 7:45 PM BST
Stadyen Dynama — Minsk
Referee: M. Gräfe
Attendance: 29555
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| BATE Borisov | 18.00 | 16.00 | 71.00 | 26.00 | 17.00 | 20.00 | 25.00 | 16.00 |
| Draw | 8.50 | 8.00 | 51.00 | 8.00 | 7.50 | 7.50 | 9.10 | 7.00 |
| Barcelona | 1.14 | 1.13 | 1.00 | 1.13 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.13 | 1.15 |
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Fans' Rating BATE Borisov 0-5 Barcelona: Messi at the double as holders smash Belarusian outfit
The European champions cruised to a comprehensive victory away from home, but the locals played their part with some awful defending as well, including a first-half own goal
By Ben Hayward
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Barcelona cruised to an impressive 5-0 win over BATE Borisov in Belarus on Wednesday night, although the Catalans were given more then a helping hand by their hosts in this Champions League Group H encounter.
Barca dominated from the outset and went ahead through Aleksandr Volodko's own goal, before Pedro headed a second, Lionel Messi struck a brace either side of the break to make it a comfortable night in eastern Europe for Pep Guardiola's men, and David Villa added a late fifth.
Barcelona had never played in Belarus, but the Catalans immediately looked at home as they controlled the game from the first whistle, controlling possession and pressing their rivals back into their own half.
And after Messi had come close with a free-kick, Volodko turned Dani Alves' cross into his own net under pressure from the Argentine.
That was after 19 minutes and Pedro soon made it 2-0 as he took advantage of some atrocious marking to climb above three defenders and head past goalkeeper Aliaksandr Gutor from David Villa's excellent cross.
Messi then took advantage of some even worse goalkeeping by Gutor, who dropped the ball literally at the Argentine's feet seven minutes before the break and presented the 24-year-old with the simplest of finishes.
Four minutes after the break, Messi fired into the side netting, but the brilliant Barca forward was not to be denied for too long as he lashed an unstoppable drive past Gutor from just inside the area after 55 minutes.
That goal brought him level with Hungarian great Laszlo Kubala on 194 goals for the Catalan club; an incredible achievement at the age of 24.
But Messi is much more than a goalscorer and the Argentine set up Eric Abidal for what looked a certain fifth four minutes later, only for the French full-back to be denied by Gutor at the far post.
Barca lost some of their intensity in the latter stages, as could be expected due to the scoreline, but Villa rounded off a fantastic night with the fifth a minute from time, when he latched onto Thiago's cross and fired past a helpless Gutor.
AC Milan beat Czech side Viktoria Plzen 2-0 in Group H's other match, which means the Catalans go top on goal difference, having drawn 2-2 with the Italians at Camp Nou in the first round of games.
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Barca dominated from the outset and went ahead through Aleksandr Volodko's own goal, before Pedro headed a second, Lionel Messi struck a brace either side of the break to make it a comfortable night in eastern Europe for Pep Guardiola's men, and David Villa added a late fifth.
Barcelona had never played in Belarus, but the Catalans immediately looked at home as they controlled the game from the first whistle, controlling possession and pressing their rivals back into their own half.
And after Messi had come close with a free-kick, Volodko turned Dani Alves' cross into his own net under pressure from the Argentine.
That was after 19 minutes and Pedro soon made it 2-0 as he took advantage of some atrocious marking to climb above three defenders and head past goalkeeper Aliaksandr Gutor from David Villa's excellent cross.
Messi then took advantage of some even worse goalkeeping by Gutor, who dropped the ball literally at the Argentine's feet seven minutes before the break and presented the 24-year-old with the simplest of finishes.
Four minutes after the break, Messi fired into the side netting, but the brilliant Barca forward was not to be denied for too long as he lashed an unstoppable drive past Gutor from just inside the area after 55 minutes.
That goal brought him level with Hungarian great Laszlo Kubala on 194 goals for the Catalan club; an incredible achievement at the age of 24.
But Messi is much more than a goalscorer and the Argentine set up Eric Abidal for what looked a certain fifth four minutes later, only for the French full-back to be denied by Gutor at the far post.
Barca lost some of their intensity in the latter stages, as could be expected due to the scoreline, but Villa rounded off a fantastic night with the fifth a minute from time, when he latched onto Thiago's cross and fired past a helpless Gutor.
AC Milan beat Czech side Viktoria Plzen 2-0 in Group H's other match, which means the Catalans go top on goal difference, having drawn 2-2 with the Italians at Camp Nou in the first round of games.
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Lionel Messi
Striker Barcelona |
14 | 4 |
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Mario Gomez
Striker Bayern Munich |
13 | 0 |
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Cristiano Ronaldo
Striker Real Madrid |
10 | 2 |
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Karim Benzema
Striker Real Madrid |
7 | 0 |
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Didier Drogba
Striker Chelsea |
6 | 0 |
