Lateast News--Tello hat-trick puts Barcelona on brink of semis Unknown00:38 0 评论

Lionel Messi marked his 400th appearance for Barcelona by setting up three goals for Cristian Tello as the Catalans moved towards the Copa del Rey semi-finals with a 4-1 win away to Levante on Wednesday.

Nabil El Zhar had fired the hosts into a shock lead midway through the first-half. However, after an unfortunate Juanfran own goal had levelled matters just after half-time, Tello then sped onto Messi's through ball to fire home on the hour mark.
The two combined once more 10 minutes from time and another lovely Messi pass allowed the 22-year-old to volley home his hat-trick five minutes later to leave the second leg at the Camp Nou next

Wednesday cheap nike shoes a formality.And Barcelona boss Gerardo Martino hailed his side's patience as they all but killed the tie off in the second-half after a difficult opening period.

"In the first half I was worried, but I also expect that in these type of games we will find more spaces in the second half," he said."The opponent in front of us was making a huge effort and what I want is Barcelona to keep circulating the ball to make the other team tire."Thanks to that we found spaces in the second-half and Leo has taken advantage of them very well."