Champions League: Messi shines in Barcelona's win over Stuttgart

Barcelona had an inspiring performance and defeated German Stuttgart with a final 4-0 score. Lionel Messi netted twice to show the world why he is still the best player in the World. Now the Catalan team booked a place in the quarterfinals of the Champions League.

Young players Pedro Rodriguez and Bojan Krkic also scored for Barcelona. The spanish team got a 5-1 aggregate over the German side.

Josep Guardiola praised his star: "Lionel was so decisive. Great footballers like him always influence in his team, like (Michael) Jordan with the Bulls. He's simply the best."

The German coach also praised Lio: "His skills with the ball are just outstanding when you consider his age. I think it's fair to compare him to Maradona" Christian Gross said.

VICTORIA Y LASTRE

Victoria clara en Alemania, costó bastante pero se consiguió. Después de un muy buen arranque de partido, y después de perder las ocasiones que se tuvieron, el Stuttgart se estiró y pudo marcarnos algún gol, pero Valdés estuvo bien y así conseguimos llegar a una segunda parte donde se adivinaba que el gol llegaría en cualquier momento, aunque tuvo que ser Puyol en un corner (aleluya!!!) el que