Champions League: Barcelona v AC Milan - in pictures

Camp Nou is awash with scarlet and blue as the Barca supporters roar on their team ahead of kick-off Photograph: Alberto Estevez/EPA

The cheering seems to have worked as within five minutes the deficit is halved thanks to a most wonderful strike by Barcelona's Lionel Messi (who else). Astonishingly quick passing sees him pick up the ball in a pocket of space 20 yards out. Four or five defenders are crowded around him, but Messi plays a one-two with Xavi, shifts the ball on to his left foot, and then curls a shot into the top left corner from just inside the area. Milan keeper Christian Abbiati didn't even have time to move Photograph: Josep Lago/AFP/Getty Images

A fine save from Abbiati in the 13th minute denies Barca a second. Dani Alves swings a cross towards the far post where Messi heads the ball down to the edge of the area to Andres Iniesta. The ball bounces up invitingly for the volley and Iniesta's technique is perfect, compelling Abbiati to spring to his right and push the ball on to the bar. Just four minutes later there's another outstanding save from Abbiati, who flies to his left to tip wide Xavi's swerving drive from 25 yards out Photograph: Javier Soriano/AFP/Getty Images

With so much at stake, it's not susprise when things get a bit feisty - here, Barcelona defender Javier Mascherano slides in to fell Milan's Mbaye Niang Photograph: Daniel Ochoa de Olza/AP

Six minutes before half-time Barcelona get their second are now level on aggregate. Massimo Ambrosini losses possession to Iniesta in his own half and he instantly finds Messi on the edge of the area. He shifts it on to that deadly left foot of his and hits a low drive into the bottom-right corner. It was past Abbiati before he'd had time to think about it. However TV replays at half-time suggest that Messi was a smidgen offside when Iniesta played the ball through Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images

Gerard Pique and his team-mates are rather pleased at how things are going Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images

Ten minutes into the second half Barcelona are ahead for the first time in the tie. Mascherano stepped in to win a Milan clearance, knocking it to Iniesta, who lays the ball off to Xavi. He spots David Villa on the edge of the area and once Kevin Constant commits himself, the striker is through. His first touch is excellent, allowing him to open up his body and bend a fine left-footed finish into the far corner Photograph: Gustau Nacarino/Reuters

Unbridled joy for the Barca striker and fans Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images

During injury time Barcelona top off a phenomenal comeback with a fourth goal. Robinho takes a Milan free-kick, which for some reason he didn't hoist into the Barcelona area, even though all the big men had trotted forward. Instead he takes it short and inevitably Milan lose the ball. Messi releases Sanchez down the right, who clips the ball across for Jordi Alba and he dinks it past Abbiati Photograph: Lluis Gene/AFP/Getty Images

Over in Germany there's plenty of Schalke fans inside the Veltins-Arena, their team are in the driving seat having an away goal in the bag after the first leg in Turkey Photograph: Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images

Plenty of Galatasary fans have made the trip to Germany to cheer their side on Photograph: Frank Augstein/AP

Schalke's Roman Neustaedter gave the home side an early lead against the run of play when Roman Neustädter fired home from just over six yards after the Turks failed to clear a corner in the 17th minute Photograph: Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images

But the visitors continued to enjoy more possession and turned the game around in a dramatic five-minute spell. In the 37th minute Hamit Altintop levelled with his first goal for the club when he collected a free-kick and scored with a stunning 30-yard shot which swerved away from Timo Hildebrand and went in off the foot of the post Photograph: Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters

Five minutes later the visitors were in front when Burak Yilmaz stunned the hosts with a breakaway goal. After a Schalke attack broke down, Albert Riera slid in and his long clearance found Yilmaz, who outmuscled Benedikt Höwedes and flicked the ball past Hildebrand Photograph: Lars Baron/Getty Images

Galatasaray chose to sit on their lead after half-time but the tactic backfired as they were penned into their half as Schalke took control. Michel Bastos, seen here taking the ball past Felipe Melo and Emmanuel Eboue, finally levelled in the 64th minute when Galatasaray failed to clear the ball from their box and Atsuto Uchida kept his cool to square for Bastos to fire the ball into an empty net Photograph: Lars Baron/Getty Images

The Germans could not find the winner despite dominating the closing stages, and substitute Umut Bulut beat the offside trap before putting the ball past Hildebrand at the second attempt to snatch a win for Galatasaray in injury time Photograph: Dennis Grombkowski/Getty Images

It was a thrilling match and a good victory for the Turkish side which their fans celebrated in style. The result means Galatasaray have reached the last eight for the first time in 12 years and are the first Turkish side to do so in five years Photograph: Frank Augstein/AP