Overmars’ strike keep Barca’s perfect record intact

BARCELONA needed a late goal from substitute and former Arsenal star Marc Overmars to extend their perfect Champions League record with a 2-1 away victory over Bayer Leverkusen in their first match in the second phase last night.

The Catalan giants completed the first group stage with maximum points at the expense of Lokomotiv Moscow, Club Brugge and Galatasaray.

Overmars struck from a counter-attack with two minutes remaining to give the Spanish side their ninth win in as many matches in the campaign after two in qualifying and six in the opening stage.