Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola said that he believed his side had done almost enough to assure a place in the semifinals of the Champions League following a convincing display against German side Bayern Munich.
Two goals from Leo Messi and one each from Samuel Eto'o and Thierry Henry gave Barcelona a 4-0 win on Wednesday night.
That result means Bayern would have to score five goals without reply in the return leg next week to knock the Catalans out of the competition.
Barcelona produced a brilliant first half performance and if Guardiola's side relaxed slightly in the second half, it was mainly to reserve energy for this weekend's Primera Liga match against Recreativo Huelva.
"It is a good result and it shows the way that we have to go forward," said Guardiola in his post-match press conference, published on the official club website.
However, Guardiola tried to avoid a false sense of overconfidence following the game, the performance and the result.
"The Germans can still give us a lot of problems. They send over a lot of long passes, they are motivated and they all work hard. We have to go to Munich with the idea of scoring a goal.
"We will still have to do a lot of running and we still have to make an effort, first of all to qualify for the semi-final and then to beat whoever we play."
Guardiola will have to watch the second leg from the stands after his protests over a possible penalty committed in Leo Messi earned him a sending off from English referee Howard Webb.
"It was a clear penalty, but the coach should be able to control his reaction and I didn't do that. I deserve the sanction that I will receive," he commented.
Following Wednesday night's games, it looks as if Barcelona will play Chelsea in the semi-finals after Chelsea won its first leg tie 3-1 away to Liverpool.
(Xinhua News Agency April 10, 2009)
