Catalan “Barcelona” and French “Paris Saint-Germain” played in the second quarter-final match of the Champions League on Tuesday, April 16. The teams of two legends of the Spanish club – Xavi and Luis Enrique – determined the participant in the next round of the tournament’s playoffs.
The Montjuïc Olympic Stadium hosted the game. OBOZ.UA conducted an online broadcast of the Barcelona – PSG match.
Champions League. 1/4 finals
Return match
First match – 3:2
Barcelona, Montjuic Stadium
Chief referee: Istvan Kovacs (Romania), VAR referee: Marco Fritz (Germany)
“Barcelona” (Spain) – “Paris Saint-Germain” (Paris, France) – 1:4
Goals: Rafinha 13 – Dembele 40, Vitinha 54, Mbappe 61, penalty 89
Araujo was sent off in the 29th minute (Barcelona, foul of last resort)
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90+8. All. The referee ends this game. PSG advances to the semi-finals where they will play Borussia.
90+6. WARNING. Fermin Lopez also fouled in the center.
90+7. WARNING. Raphinha did not share something with the linesman.
90+5. Again PSG wins in the Catalan capital 4:1. Just like in February 2021…
90+3. Ter Stegen takes Mbappe’s shot again. Meters from 22.
90+3. Borussia advances to the semi-finals. Both Spanish clubs are on a roll today.
90. The referee added seven minutes.
89. 1:4!!! All. The guests close the game. PSG fled into a counterattack. Mbappe shot – Ter Stegen pulled it. Asensio finished off – Ter Stegen pulled. And then Kubarsi knocked the ball back to Mbappe, who sent the ball home from five meters.
88. REPLACEMENT. Kolo-Muani instead of Dembele.
88. Wow! Lewandowski intercepted, ran away and shot at Marquinhos. Or he could have passed the ball to Ferran…
86. Crosses were sent to the PSG goal.
85. Donnarumma flew past the ball after a cross from a free kick. But Lewandowski was offside.
82. REPLACEMENTS. Felix and Fermin Lopez are in the game. Cancelo and de Jong left.
80. REPLACEMENT. Zaire-Emery comes out, Ugarte comes out.
80. Enrique will now release a defensive player.
78. Raphinha famously broke through to Donnarumma’s domain, but decided to shoot into the long range rather than cross.
77. REPLACEMENT. Marco Asensio and Lee Kang-in appeared instead of Bercol and Fabian Ruiz.
75. Yes. The French are giving the ball to the opponent now.
73. Moment! Lewandowski shot from 20 meters, Donnarumma parried it in front of him, but the hosts did not have time to finish.
71. “Borussia” and “Atlético” are also putting up a pretty good fight. There, the teams have already scored six goals against each other – the hosts lead 4:2 and the Germans lead 5:4 on aggregate.
70. Barça only needs one goal for overtime.
67. So, the judge managed to remove someone else from the home team’s bench.
66. These are the wild emotions we have.
65. WARNING. Gundogan received for emotions.
64. Gundogan falls in someone else’s penalty area. The referee doesn’t see the penalty.
62. WARNING. Marquinhos interjected Lewandowski.
62. REPLACEMENT. Ferran Torres replaced Pedri.
61. 1:3! Mbappe approached the spot and confidently beat Ter Stegen. The German goalkeeper guessed the direction, but the ball went above his hands.
59. Penalty against Barcelona! Dembele was shot down.
56. DELETION. Javi was loudly indignant and received a red card.
55. Reply from the owners! Gundogan shoots from outside the penalty area. Into the barbell.
54. 1:2!!! PSG takes the lead. The guests played a corner, brought the ball to Vitinya, who was missed by the Catalan defenders. The Brazilian placed it exactly into the far corner from 23 meters.
54. PSG ter Stegen hovered over the goal.
52. Moment! Fabian Ruiz was brought out to shoot, but his shot from the corner of the goalkeeper missed the far corner.
50. WARNING. Lewandowski elbowed Hernandez.
49. Wow! Ter Stegen almost made a mistake. Hakimi shot, but the German goalkeeper parried it almost with his shoulder.
48. The referees did not notice that Mbappe earned a corner and kicked it away from the goal.
THE SECOND HALF HAS STARTED! Barça put the ball into play.
23:04. We return to Barcelona.
23:00. We’re 2-11 in shots. In terms of hits on target, 1-2.
22:52. BREAK.
45+5. The referee whistles.
45+3. Wow! Dembele missed the far corner from three meters away!
45+1. WARNING. Fabian Ruiz for disputes with referee received.
44. The Catalans are trying to hold out until the break.
43. Vitinha shot over the goal from 22 meters.
40. WARNING. Mbappe also got his.
40. WARNING. Martinez did not share something with Mbappe after the goal.
40. 1:1!!! Dembele scores. After Berkol’s cross, Usman almost broke the net, finishing at the far post from about six meters away!
37. Barça is now firmly pressed against its goal.
35. Lewandowski on the lawn. Got hit in the face by an opponent.
33. REPLACEMENT. Still, there is a way out for Martinez instead of Yamal.
33. Xavi has not made any substitutions yet.
32. Wow! Dembele fired the free-kick over the top corner.
29. DELETION! Araujo didn’t catch up with Berkol and stopped him literally at the entrance to the penalty area. And there was a one-on-one solution…
28. Ter Stegen! Mbappe pulls in a shot from 11 meters!
25. Dembele wanted to score with a direct kick from the corner. But he hit the net from the outside.
22. The guests don’t have a single chance yet.
20. Wow! The hosts’ second approach ends with Lewandowski’s shot from 12 meters just over the crossbar.
19. Dembele stepped on Kubarsi’s foot. The game moment is pure.
17. Mbappe made a very unsuccessful header.
15. Paris needs to score at least twice.
13. 1:0!!! From the very first kick we have a goal in the match! Yamal rocked Mendes, burst into the penalty area and crossed. The ball flew from Raphinha’s foot into the near corner of Donnarumma’s goal.
12. “Barca” is trying to stop the onslaught of the guests.
9. De Jong fouled in midfield. We still have a lot of struggle.
7. Dembele is booed harshly. The ex-Barca player, of course, is not very fond of fans.
5. The team from Paris tries to apply very high pressure.
4. PSG’s attack ended with the guests fouling in the opponent’s half of the field.
2. Mbappe falls in front of someone else’s penalty area. No foul.
THE MATCH HAS STARTED! PSG played from the center of the field.
2 MINUTES BEFORE THE MATCH. The Champions League anthem sounds. The stadium booed him.
3 MINUTES BEFORE THE MATCH. The players come out onto the field.
15 MINUTES BEFORE THE MATCH. Everything is ready for us to start the game.
25 MINUTES BEFORE THE MATCH. In France, they are afraid of the Catalan midfield. The legendary David Ginola especially notes Pedri’s exit.
40 MINUTES BEFORE THE MATCH. Paris fans are ready too.
50 MINUTES BEFORE THE MATCH. The players go out to warm up.
65 MINUTES BEFORE THE MATCH. There are starting lineups. Kubarsi in the center of defense for Barcelona. The French return Hakimi.
75 MINUTES BEFORE THE MATCH. Interesting: the Catalans will play El Clasico with Real Madrid on Sunday.
80 MINUTES BEFORE THE MATCH. PSG will play in white today. The locker room is already ready.
90 MINUTES BEFORE THE MATCH. The teams are already at the stadium.
120 MINUTES BEFORE THE MATCH. By the way, PSG did not play over the weekend, but deliberately prepared for the match. But Barça won minimally in Cadiz on Saturday.
150 MINUTES BEFORE THE MATCH. Catalan fans are singing.
180 MINUTES BEFORE THE MATCH. On the UEFA website in the voting, 74% of readers are confident in Barça’s victory.
6 HOURS BEFORE THE MATCH. In a parallel game in Dortmund, Borussia hosts Atletico Madrid after a 1:2 defeat. Here Ukraine should support the Spaniards. If they pass Donetsk Shakhtar will receive 99% of the place in the Champions League group next season if the UPL wins.
10 HOURS BEFORE THE MATCH. Barca have two losses due to disqualifications – Sergi Roberto and Christiansen will not play. PSG is all clear in this regard.
12 HOURS BEFORE THE MATCH. Greetings to all football fans. Another match will be played in Barcelona today in the confrontation between the team of the same name and PSG.
In the first meeting, the Catalans surprised many and won with a score of 3:2. At the same time, during the meeting, the Spaniards first took the lead, and then lost 1:2.
The Parisians have beaten Barça away only once in their history. In 2021, they beat their opponents 4-1 at the Camp Nou and reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
As OBOZ.UA reported, the Opta supercomputer has updated its forecast for the Champions League winner, significantly increasing Barcelona’s chances.
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