Barcelona surpassed injury-hit Manchester City to finish top of Group D in the Women's Champions League with a comfortable 3-0 win at the Olympic Stadium.
City, who qualified second for the quarter-finals, struggled without stars Khadija Shaw, Chloe Kelly, Alex Greenwood, Vivianne Miedema and Lauren Hemp, with Barcelona needing to win by two clear goals to finish above the visitors on goal difference.
The hosts made 30 shots, forcing City goalkeeper Khiara Keating into 14 saves, before finally beating her just before half-time when Claudia Pina clinically fired home from the penalty area.
City came closest to scoring when Jill Roord's long shot hit the crossbar.
Barca scored the second just before the hour mark when Aitana Bonmati burst from City's defense and finished through Keating's legs.
Alexia Putellas quickly secured victory just minutes after coming off the bench, firing past the invisible Keating from the edge of the penalty area.
Both teams finished on 15 points, but Barcelona took top spot thanks to their superior goal difference, meaning City are now in the second knockout group and face a tougher draw.
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