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Barcelona star Lionel Messi who recently had his third child was on target for the Blaugrana as he scored a brace and provided the assist for Ousmane Dembele to ensure LaLiga leaders swept Chelsea away by 3 - 0 in their second leg round of 16 UEFA Champions League clash at Camp Nou. Barcelona are in the quarter-finals courtesy of their 4-1 aggregate win over Londoners. The both side played out   Chelsea to a 1- 1 draw in the first-leg at Stamford Bridge three weeks ago. It was Barcelona’s first win against Chelsea at the Camp Nou since 2005. Messi inevitably inflicted the damage in the third minute as he gave Barcelona the lead as early as three minutes, which was the fastest goal he has ever scored for his country and club and also his 99th Champions League goal. He turned provider as his brilliant assist set up Ousmane Dembele in the 20 th minute to make it 2-0 going into the break. After playing on the back foot early in the second half it was Barcelona who str...

SUPER EAGLES 24-MAN LIST The list of 24 players to execute the dead rubber world cup qualifier and international friendly against Algeria and Argentina respectively have being released by super eagles head coach Gernot Rohr. Notable inclusion in this list are young stars,  On-loan Manchester City midfielder Chidiebere Nwakali and Deportivo La Coruna goalkeeper Francis Odinaka Uzoho who are called up for the first time. Other players included are Anorthosis of Cyprus defender, Shehu Abdullahi was voted Man of the Match when the Super Eagles pipped Chipolopolo of Zambia 1-0 to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.  28-year-old Anthony Nwakaeme who recently celebrated his 100th league appearance for Hapoel Beer-Sheva also made the cut. The only home-based player included in the list is  FC Ifeanyi Ubah goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa. However, on-loan Chelsea defender, Kenneth Omeruo, was placed on standby.   The only exclusion from this list are Elderson E...