Barcelona and Manchester United advance into Champions League semis

Barcelona finished off Shakhtar Donetsk Tuesday winning 1-0 behind a Lionel Messi goal.  It was Messi's club record 48th goal of the year.  The goal came in the 43rd minute and Barcelona won the series 6-1. Messi set a personal best, topping his 2009-10 total of 47 goals, which had tied the club season-scoring record set by the Brazilian Ronaldo in 1996-97. Barcelona will play rival Real Madrid or Tottenham. Real Madrid goes to London with a 4-0 lead from the first leg. 

At Old Trafford, Chelsea put up a valiant fight as the first half was a wide open affair.  Manchester United stole the momentum just before halftime when Javier Hernandez finished from close range as Ryan Giggs played a great ball across.

Chelsea got back into the match in the 2nd half.  Didier Drogba was introduced off the bench and had an immediate impact.  He took a ball down off his chest in the 77th minute and fired home to give the visitors life.  Man U would have none of it though as they answered back almost immediately.  Park Ji-sung scored iced the game as the scored a nice right footed shot after receiving the through ball from Giggs.  Manchester United will play Schalke or defending champion Inter Milan in the semifinals.