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Barca were always in control of the tie and Pyatov denied Ibrahim Afellay with a brilliant one-handed save in the 59th minute, Alves' followup sailed over the bar.
The home side produced some decent chances in later stages, but the Catalan giants coasted to 1-0, progressing to the semis 6-1 on aggregate, for a fourth consecutive season. Real, who defend a 4-0 lead against Tottenham Hotspur, almost certainly await to meet Barca.
Pep Guardiola, Barcelona Coach said "We were playing very seriously, because Shakhtar's manner of play was different to that of Barcelona. It was a hard game and we have achived the win.
Mircea Lucescu, Shaktar Donetsk Coach said "We did not regard the aim of this match was getting through to the semi-finals. That might have been the case in Barcelona, but we made a lot of mistakes there. Today, we played a game in such a way as to be able to leave the field with dignity."
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