Once again, he was absent, leaving his anodyne assistant coach, Aitor Karanka, to field media questions.

WSJ: Mourinho Slays the Monster

"From the first minute of the second half we saw a change of attitude, " Mourinho's assistant Aitor Karanka told reporters.

CNN: Messi moves closer to 50-goal milestone

Ronaldinho headed Barca in front after 13 minutes and was brought down in the penalty box, which saw Sevilla defender Aitor Ocio sent off, after 28 minutes.

BBC: Last Updated: Sunday, 4 March 2007, 00:01 GMT