Premier League elite get reality check from Champions League contenders | MUK Sports

The ESPN FC panel assess what's next for Premier League champions Chelsea following their exit from the Champions League. The ESPN FC crew expand upon Barcelona's counterattacking style of play this season and how it continues to yield results. Lionel Messi netted his fastest-ever goal and his 100th Champions League goal in style in Barcelona's 3-0 rout of Chelsea. Barcelona glided past Chelsea with ease on a night where Lionel Messi scored his fastest-ever goal and his 100th Champions League goal. BARCELONA, Spain -- And then there were two. So much for the Premier League planting its flag deep in the Champions League landscape by claiming at least half of the eight quarterfinal berths for this season's competition. For the first time in Champions League history, five English clubs made it through the group stage to contest the round of 16, but only two -- Manchester City and Liverpool -- survived to fight another day on the road to the May 26 final in Kiev. Tottenham were eliminated...
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