Barcelona 4-1 Arsenal (agg 6-3): Having conceded twice at the Emirates, the Gunners travel to Spain knowing they must score to have any chance of making progress
Sensationally it is Arsenal who score first when Theo Walcott breaks down the right before playing in Nicklas Bendtner who scores at the second attempt after his initial shot is saved by Victor Valdes
Sadly for the Londoners their lead lasts for only two minutes as Lionel Messi plays an inadvertent one-two with Mikael Silvestre before firing into the top corner
The Argentine youngster then makes it 2-1 in the 37th minute when Eric Abidal's low cross from the left is not properly cleared and Pedro puts him in on goal
He then proceeds to complete his hat-trick before half-time with an exquisite chip over the advancing Manuel Almunia after being sent clear by Seydou Keita
The second half is a quieter affair but Messi still manages to squeeze home a fourth from a tight angle just before the end to make absolutely certain of Barcelona's place in the last four
CSKA Moscow 0-1 Inter Milan (agg 0-2): The hosts get off to the worst possible start when a sixth-minute free-kick from Wesley Sneijder goes straight through the wall and beats goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev
The away goal puts Inter 2-0 up on aggregate and ensures that CSKA must now score at least three to avoid being knocked out
Jose Mourinho's players look to be much the better side in the first half and give the Russian club plenty to think about, looking particularly dangerous when they break
The challenge of Leonid Slutsky's team effectively ends early in the second half when a rash tackle on Samuel Eto'o earns Chidi Odiah a red card for a second bookable offence
Mourinho (right) sees further chances spurned as Inter book a semi-final place against Barcelona with the minimum of fuss
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