BARCELONA – Mission accomplished for PSG who overturned Barcelona’s 3-2. It ends 4-1 for the French in an incredibly beautiful and emotional match. Raphinha opens, then red for Arajuo. Dembele equalizes. And again: Vitinha and Mbappé’s brace (first goal from a penalty, naive foul by Cancelo). In the middle the red for Xavi (56th minute) due to protests. Pretty much anything happens. Luis Enrique’s PSG wins with a super Kylian. All live updates.
Barcelona-PSG, match scoreboard and statistics
11.37pm
Xavi’s anger at the end of the match
“It’s a pain and a shame that a team is eliminated due to a wrong refereeing decision. We would certainly have defended better if we had remained with eleven men. We defended very well when we were with eleven men, we were dominating. I remain proud of having sought the qualification until the end. We had two or three clear chances”. As Xavi in the post match on Mediaset’s microphones.
11.35pm
Updated ranking, what happens for fifth place in the Champions League
Germany moves closer to Italy in the rankings after the victory over Atletico Madrid. For the fifth team in the Champions League the discussion remains open. Here are all the calculations.
11.27pm
Dembele’s words
At Canal+, Dembele commented on the beautiful victory against Barcelona: “Everyone believed we could qualify, even though we lost the first leg 3-2. We didn’t give up, we knew we would score goals here. A big change from the whole team. We worked all week, tactically, with the ‘coach. His tactics were perfect. Even after the first goal, we didn’t lower our heads.”.
11.24pm
Atletico Madrid at the Club World Cup: it’s official
Barcelona out of the Club World Cup, Atletico Madrid goes. The Blaugrana will not participate in the competition, i Colchoneros, on the other hand, did despite the defeat against Borussia. The difference is in the best ranking.
11.15pm
PSG in the semi-final against Borussia Dortmund
PSG will now face Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League semi-finals after having already met them in the group stage this season.
11.03pm
Borussia Dortmund also in the semi-finals: Atletico defeated
Borussia Dortmund win 4-2 over Atletico Madrid in another incredible match. Here are all the details of the match.
11.01pm
90’+7′ – The match between Barcelona and PSG ends 1-4
Final whistle, PSG wins and flies to the semi-finals of the Champions League. It ends 1-4 for Luis Enrique’s team.
10.56pm
90’+3′ – Mbappé close to scoring a hat-trick
Outside shot by Mbappé, now unleashed, and save by Ter Stegen. Last minutes of a match now closed.
10.52pm
89′ – Mbappé closes the score 1-4 (4-6)
Incredible counterattack with two miracles from Ter Stegen on Mbappé and Asensio. In the end the ball goes back to the French ace who makes no mistake and makes it 1-4.
10.51pm
88′ – Gift from PSG, Lewandowski doesn’t take advantage
Hernandez’s mistake with Lewandowski who flies towards the goal and doesn’t pass it to Ferran Torres: shot blocked.
10.48pm
85′ – Wrong exit by Donnarumma who then saves himself
Barcelona’s free kick in the area, Donnarumma comes out badly and hits Lewandowski. But everything is at a standstill due to the Pole’s offside position.
10.41pm
78′ – Barcelona are still dangerous
What quality Raphinha has when he frees himself from two Paris defenders and shoots with his left foot: the ball goes out.
10.36pm
72′ – Opportunity with Lewandowski, Donnarumma is there
Lewandowski shoots well with his left foot, Donnarumma clears, Marquinhos clears on the rebound. Barcelona burst into flames in search of a goal.
10.27pm
64′ – Gundogan asks for a penalty, but receives a yellow card
Gundogan down after a clash with Vitinha. The VAR continues, the former City player is booked for protests.
10.24pm
61′ – Mbappé doesn’t miss the penalty: we’re 1-3 (4-5)
Mbappé doesn’t miss from the penalty spot. Perfect shot from the Frenchman who isn’t distracted by Ter Stegen. We are at 3-1 for PSG, currently qualified.
10.22pm
59′ – Penalty for PSG!
Dembele is fouled in the area by Cancelo, a crazy slide by the defender which gives PSG the penalty.
10.19pm
56′ – Xavi sent off
There was also a heated atmosphere off the pitch with Xavi getting angry after a foul and being sent off. Barcelona with the deputy on the bench.
10.18pm
55′ – Gundogan takes the post!
Barcelona burst into flame with Gundogan, who kicks hard with his right foot and hits the outside post.
10.18pm
54′ – What a goal from Vitinha from outside! We are at 2-1 Psg (4-4)
Low shot from the midfielder from outside the area, an uncatchable ball for Ter Stegen. Now PSG is ahead 2-1.
10.15pm
52′ – Great chance for PSG
Fabian Ruiz scores too much from a tight angle with his left foot, what an opportunity for PSG. Now the French are pushing and Barcelona, with ten men, is suffering.
10.12pm
49′ – Danger for Ter Stegen
Hakimi’s shot was misjudged by the Barcelona goalkeeper, who in the end, on the counter time, puts his wrist on it and puts it in the corner.
10.08pm
46′ – The second half of Barcelona-PSG begins, starting from 1-1
The second half begins, first ball for the home team.
9.53pm
Barcelona fans and the bus error
What happened outside the stadium before the match was incredible. Blaugrana fans throw stones, but it’s the wrong bus. Here are all the details.
9.53pm
45’+4′ – The first half ends with the result 1-1 (4-3)
The first half of the game ends. Goals from Raphinha and Dembelé with Barcelona down to ten men for Araujo’s red card.
9.50pm
45’+3′ – Dembelé comes close to scoring
The Frenchman’s inside foot volley comes close to scoring from a tight angle. The former player on duty is close to scoring a double.
9.48pm
45′ – Problems for Pedri
Pedri suffered a bump on the nose after a clash with Fabian Ruiz. Yellow for the former Napoli player.
9.42pm
40′ – Goal from Dembelé for PSG who makes it 1-1
Barcola puts in a nice low cross from the left: Mbappé doesn’t arrive, Dembelé does at the far post and doesn’t make a mistake. He celebrates against his former fans and makes it 1-1. Mbappé and Martinez are booked and fight over the ball to be put back into play.
9.36pm
34′ – Yamal out for Inigo Martinez
Xavi puts on a defender (Martinez) and takes away the young Yamal. A new Barcelona has been designed after the red card to Araujo.
9.34pm
32′ – Dembelé tries a free kick: out
Free kick taken by Dembelé, but the ball goes out. Blaugrana ahead 1-0 and with ten men due to Araujo’s red.
9.31pm
29′ – Red for Araujo!
Barcola runs away and Arajuo knocks him out to the limit: clear scoring opportunity and red card for the Barcelona defender.
9.30pm
28′ – First chance for PSG
Barcola puts it in for Mbappé who shoots first and finds an excellent response from Ter Stegen. First ring from the French.
9.23pm
20′ – Barcelona close to 2-0
First with Yamal, then with Lewandowski: Barcelona close to 2-0. The Pole’s shot goes just over with Donnarumma beaten.
9.17pm
15′ – Delicate moment for PSG
The Parisians had started strongly, but it was Barcelona who scored. Now it’s getting tough for Luis Enrique, the overall result says 4-2.
9.15pm
12′ – Barcelona goal with Raphinha
The stadium explodes after Raphinha’s goal. The young Yamal on the left skips a man and puts a ball in the middle that Raphinha doesn’t miss. Barcelona lead, it’s 1-0.
9.06pm
4′ – PSG’s lively start
Off to a flying start for PSG with a couple of triangulations in the attacking phase and very high pressing. Already very high pace.
9.02pm
1′ – Barcelona-PSG begins
We start in Montjuic. First ball for PSG with Mbappé.
8.44pm
Capello, praise for Xavi
Fabio Capello spoke a few minutes before the start of Barcelona-PSG. And he also mentioned De Rossi. Here are all his words.
8.43pm
Luis Enrique’s past at Barcelona
Luis Enrique guided Barça to two league titles and three Copa del Rey titles in his three seasons in charge, also winning the UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup in 2015.
8.32pm
The first precedent between Barcelona and PSG
The first meeting between the two teams in the Champions League dates back to the 1994/95 quarter-finals, when Paris won 3-2 on aggregate. The 1-1 draw in Spain was followed by a 2-1 home win at the Parc des Princes, with Raí and Vincent Guérin scoring in the final 18 minutes.
8.17pm
Who qualifies for the semi-final: the combinations
Barça could also celebrate reaching the semi-finals with a tie. The French, on the other hand, will need to win with at least a two-goal difference to avoid overtime. In case of an overall tie, the teams will go to extra time and possibly kicks of rigor. As known, the away goal it’s not worth double.
8.13pm
Barcelona-PSG, previous matches in the Champions League quarterfinals
This is the fourth time the clubs have met in the Champions League quarter-finals. Barcelona have won the last two of their three previous quarter-final meetings, in 2012/13 and – under Luis Enrique – in 2014/15. The Blaugrana also achieved a historic comeback victory against the Parisians with 6-1 in the second leg of the 2016/17 round of 16.
7.56pm
Barcelona-PSG, the official lineups
BARCELONA (4-3-3) – Ter Stegen; Koundé, Araujo, Cubarsi, Cancelo; de Jong, Gundogan, Pedri; Yamal, Lewandowski, Raphinha. All. Xavi.
PARIS SAINT GERMAIN (4-3-3) – Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Hernandez, Mendes; Zaire-Emery, Vitinha, Fabian Ruiz; Dembele, Mbappé, Barcola. Coach Luis Enrique.
7.49pm
Barcelona-PSG, where to watch it on TV and in streaming
The Champions League match will be visible on Sky Sport Calcio and Sky Sport 252. Also available live and free on Canale 5. In streaming, simply connect to Sky Go, NowTv and Mediaset Infinity.
7.30pm
Live coverage of Barcelona-PSG: on the pitch at 9pm
Here we are, the super return match of the Champions League quarterfinals between Barcelona and PSG is less and less missing. Teams on the pitch at 9pm: we will start again from the 3-2 won in Paris by Xavi’s boys. Here is the useful information on the match.
Luis Companys Olympic Stadium in Montjuic
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