Manchester United's Champions League dreams were shattered in the quarter-finals as Lionel Messi lead Barcelona to a phenomenal 3-0 victory in the second leg at the Nou Camp.
The Red Devils, , who conceived three goals started brightly but were then they were halted by brilliance from Messi and a glaring mistake from goalkeeper David de Gea.
Messi put the Catalans ahead with a fine shooting effort from 20 yards in the 16th minute and four minutes later De Gea let a weaker shot from the edge of the area squirm under his body for the Argentine's second.
Philippe Coutinho added a third for Barca in the 61st minute, curling a stunning effort into the top corner from distance, similar to Mohamed Salah's goal against Chelsea.
Alexis Sanchez's ping header, which was spectacularly saved by Barca goalkeeper Marc Andre ter Stegen in the 90th minute, was as close as the visitors came in the second half.
It was a sobering night for United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on the ground where he scored his most famous goal, the stoppage-time winner in the 1999 Champions League final.
Barca now meet the winner between Liverpool or Porto in the semi-final, with the Reds taking a 2-0 lead into Wednesday's second leg.
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