The last time PSG and Barca met each other in Paris, the two teams held each other 1-1 in the second leg of the round of 16. The final result was that Barca was eliminated after previously receiving a disastrous 1-4 defeat in the first leg at home thanks to a hat-trick from striker Kylian Mbappe. That’s why Barca marched to the Parc des Princes with high determination to reclaim the debt.
Both teams had no reservations as they proactively pushed the pace after the opening whistle. However, the lack of precision in the final finishing situations prevented many truly dangerous clearances from reaching the goal of goalkeepers Gianluigi Donnarumma and Marc-André ter Stegen.
It wasn’t until the 37th minute of the match that the goal came, when Raphinha shot into Barca’s net after goalkeeper Donnarumma tried to block Lamine Yamal’s cross.
Raphinha shined with a double goal in this match
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Entering the second half, when the fans had not yet settled into their seats after the break, PSG made waves at the Park of the Princes by scoring two consecutive goals. In the 48th minute, Mbappe accelerated and stretched back inside, but midfielder Ronald Araujo indecisively cleared the ball to Ousmane Dembele’s feet and the French player turned the ball before shooting the ball straight into the Ter position. -Stegen blew the roof off Barca’s net.
Three minutes after Dembele’s goal, PSG continued to find the net for the away team when Fabian Ruiz made a smart pass to allow Vitinha to escape and finish diagonally to help PSG take the lead. The score could have been 3-1 in the 54th minute if substitute Bradley Barcola’s powerful shot found the crossbar of the away team’s goal.
Dembele scored the goal against his old team
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Not long after Barcola’s miss, Barca players found an equalizer thanks to two moments of genius. Pedri returned after 38 days of injury to replace Sergi Roberto and took only 1 minute to make a “cutting” pass for Raphinha to escape and hit the ball straight into the far corner, leaving Donnarumma completely helpless.
Dembele had a chance to complete the double against his old team when he had a very quick escape and set a dangerous goal in the 74th minute to defeat Ter Stegen, but the ball found the right post. Missing good opportunities made PSG pay the price, because just 3 minutes after the post denied Dembele’s goal, the home team suffered a third defeat. coach
Christensen took 1 minute to come on as a substitute to seal the win for BarcaChristensen took 1 minute to come on as a substitute to seal the win for Barca
In the final minutes of the match, PSG pushed the team higher to find an equalizer, but could not find an equalizer and accepted a 2-3 defeat. This result will cause Mbappe and his teammates to face many challenges during their away trip to Barca’s stadium in the second leg in the middle of next week.
Squad
PSG: Donnarumma; Marquinhos, Lucas, Beraldo, Mendes; Vitinha, Ruiz (Ramos 86′); Lee Kang-in (Zaire Emery 61′), Dembele, Asensio (Barcola 46′), Mbappe
Barca: ter Stegen; Cancelo, Cubarsi, Araujo, Kounde; De Jong (Christensen 75′), Roberto (Pedri 61′), Gundogan (Fermín López 86′); Raphinha (Ferran Torres 76′), Yamal (Joao Felix 61′), Lewandowski
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