Lionel Messi and Joe Hart were at their best inside the Nou Camp, take a look at the best images from their personal battle...
Barcelona's class proved too much for Manchester City over the course of two legs in their last 16 Champions League tie.
And
while Lionel Messi was once again the star for the home side as he tore
City to shreds at the Nou Camp, the Argentine hit one stumbling block
in the shape of keeper Joe Hart.
The England stopper made an incredible 10 saves to deny Barca during the game, so here Sportsmail looks at the best images of their on-pitch battle
Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Manchester City keeper Joe Hart embrace at the final whistle at the Nou Camp
Hart and Messi share a hug after Barcelona sealed a 3-1 aggregate win to progress to the Champions League quarter-finals
Hart lunges at Messi during the game with the Argentine looking to take the Manchester City keeper on
Perhaps fearing the worst, Hart closes his eyes as he hopes to make a clean tackle on Messi with his onrushing challenge
With the outside of his left knee,
Hart crucially takes control of the ball away from Messi who was already
past the keeper looking to score
Seeing he has made a stop, Hart's eyes open looking at the ball as Messi is left looking back at the Manchester City keeper
With the ball already gone between the
pair of them, Hart is left reflecting on a fine save as Messi sees a
good chance to score pass
City defender Aleksandar Kolarov arrives on the scene to clear as Messi checks his run having been denied by Hart
Messi, having turned Bacary Sagna, was again denied by Hart trying to bend a shot around the keeper
Hart made 10 saves in the match and
Messi was left with no way to get past as the keeper forced him out wide
in another one-on-one chance
In the heat of battle, the players show mutual respect with a clap of the hands following another on-pitch due
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