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Just how slim of a chance did the odds-makers feel that Stuttgart had in its UEFA Champions League round of 16 match against defending competition champion Barcelona? The Catalonia giants were paying out as 1-to-10 favorites.

For the first 45 minutes Tuesday, the Southern German club looked like it might be able to spring a massive upset, leading 1-0 at the break.

But like so many matches, this turned out to be a tale of two halves, with Barcelona rallying to draw it 1-1 and take home a vital away goal to the Camp Nou in the return leg next month.

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