Five-star Barcelona rout Basel as Adriano saves Inter’s blushes

BARCELONA were a class apart as they hammered Basel 5-0 in Switzerland last night to go clear at the top of Champions League Group C.

First-half goals from Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets and Bojan Krkic gave the visitors a three-goal cushion at the break, but it could have been many more.

And Barcelona hit two goals in the first three minutes of the second half through Bojan again and Xavi to complete the rout.