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Summary Barcelona, Manchester United cruised into quarter-finals of the Champions League.
Barcelona closed in on a likely Champions League semi-final with Spanish rival Real Madrid by routing Shakhtar Donetsk 5-1, while Wayne Rooneys goal gave Manchester United a 1-0 win at Chelsea in Wednesdays other quarterfinal match.Chelsea was looking to gain revenge for a penalty shootout defeat to United in the 2008 final in Moscow, but a superb team goal converted by Rooney in the 24th minute put Alex Fergusons side in the driving seat ahead of Tuesdays second legAfter high-scoring matches in Tuesdays quarterfinals, with Real Madrid thrashing Tottenham 4-0 and Schalke upsetting defending champion Inter Milan 5-2, Barcelona carried on the theme to show why the team is most peoples favorite to win the competition for a fourth time. United has never lost a Champions League knockout match when it has won the first leg away.
