Henry leads Barcelona to Champions League quarterfinals
Published:Wednesday | March 11, 2009 | 7:18 PM
Thierry Henry scored two goals today to lead Barcelona into the Champions League quarterfinals with a 5-2 victory over Lyon that gave the Spanish league leader a 6-3 aggregate win.
Lionel Messi and Samuel Eto\'o also scored before Lyon started their rally just before halftime.
Barcelona, which beat Lyon 3-0 at the Camp Nou in last season\'s group stage, advanced against French opposition for the first time in four tries in the knockout rounds.
Porto also advanced to the quarterfinals by holding Atletico Madrid of Spain to a 0-0 draw that gave the Portuguese club a 2-all aggregate victory on away goals.
Manchester United survived a nervous night against Inter Milan to also reach the last eight. United won the second leg 2-nil following a goalless draw in the first leg.