Barca held by Slavia Prague; Leipzig win at Zenit

Five-time winners Barcelona were held 0-0 by Slavia Prague yesterday which should give the Catalans some headaches going into their final two group games in the Champions League.Lionel Messi smashed against the crossbar in the 35th and was then ruled offside when he fed Arturo Vidal to score in the 58th as Barca disappointed again after a weekend 3-1 La Liga defeat at Levante.They missed injured marksman Luis Suarez while newly-signed Antoine Griezmann failed again to get his first Champions League goal for them, substituted with some 25 minutes left for 17-year-old Ansu Fati.Prague  goalkeeper Ondrej Kolar made several good saves and his team-mates were also dangerous up front, with Nicolae Stanciu’s promising shot hitting the back of a teammate, and Jan Boril’s goal on the stroke of half-time disallowed for offside. Barca top tricky Group F with eight points but their last two matches are against former champions Borussia Dortmund and Inter Milan who take four each into their duel later Tuesday in Germany.Slavia are last with two points. RB Leipzig meanwhile took a big step towards the last 16 with a 2-0 win at Zenit St Petersburg in Group G.Diego Demme fired the opener into the bottom left corner on the stroke of half-time and Marcel Sabitzer wrapped up matters for the Germans in the 63rd. Leipzig lead the way with nine points, with Zenit on four while Lyon (four) and Benfica (three) were meeting later in the day.