FC Barcelona Ladies were unable to grab a win on the day but qualified to the semifinals on aggregate after a 0-3 first leg win.
The match took off with Manchester City firing on all cylinders before the duo of Marta Torrejón and Andrea Pereira came close to scoring for the visitors.
Manchester City kept mounting pressures forward in the early stages with Barça’s backline proving too solid.
Barca goalkeeper, Paños before now already made a save from City attacker, Beckie’s shot, before the same player put Man City ahead in the 20th minute.
Barça responded and and within some minutes, came close to an equalizer after a double chance effort from Caroline Graham Hansen and Oshoala respectively ended in futile.
In the 40th minute, Oshoala again came very close to scoring but was just wide.
Coming into the second quarter of the game, City shotstopper, Roebuck made a save from Oshoala in a one-v-one situation, though the African Female Best Player made no mistake just before the hour to gift the Lluis Cortes’side a vital away goal.
Mewis made it two for City in the 68th minute to give them hope of a possible comeback, nevertheless, Barcelona proved too tough as they held on for a famous aggregate victory and moved to the semis.
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