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Barcelona into Champions League semis with PSG draw

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Pedro celebrates his 71st-minute goal for Barcelona, which learns its semifinal opponent Friday.

Pedro celebrates his 71st-minute goal for Barcelona, which learns its semifinal opponent Friday.

Lionel Messi came off the bench to help Barcelona come from a goal down to draw 1-1 with Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday and reach the Champions League semifinals for the sixth year in a row.

Barcelona advanced on the away goals rule after its 2-2 draw in Paris last week meant the contest finished 3-3 on aggregate.

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Messi, who had injured his hamstring a week earlier, was only cleared to play an hour before kickoff. He went on in the 62nd minute with his team losing 1-0 after Javier Pastore's opener.

It took him nine minutes to start the decisive move that Pedro Rodriguez finished off to keep Barcelona in the hunt for its fourth Champions League title in seven years.

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