Barca Overcomes Real 3-1 To Berth In Final

Barcelona overcame Real Madrid in a match that restored some pride back into the Clasico genre as the Catalan Giants secured a 3-1 win on aggregate to take a place in its seventh Champions League final.

Pedro’s 54th minute strike was cancelled out by Marcelo’s effort but los Blancos were unable to complete the task billed as “mission impossible” as Barcelona saw out the remainder of the game.

Gonzalo Higuain had put the ball in the net before Pedro’s opener but it was chalked off after Cristiano Ronaldo had supposedly fouled Javier Mascherano, bringing the Argentine to the ground allowing Barcelona to take the lead.

The club did so in breathtaking fashion as Andreas Iniesta pierced Real Madrid’s defence with one clinical ball through and Pedro duly brought the ball under control before side-footing his shot past Iker Casillas.

Real Madrid’s hopes of a 13th Champions League final were reignited when Angel di Maria, having crashed his initial effort against the post, found Marcelo who levelled with a well-taken finish.

Barca will await to see who their fellow finalists will be as Manchester United and Schalke resume their tie this evening, with the English side taking a 2-0 lead into the second leg at Old Trafford.