PSG qualified for the semi-finals of the Champions League after beating 10-man Barcelona 4-1 away in the second leg of the quarter-finals. Parisians will be among the Top 4 in the most prestigious European club tournament after a total score of 6:4.
For the overall turnaround in the clash, and specifically in the second leg at the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, a key role was played by the expulsion of the pillar in the defense of the “Blaugranas” Ronald Araujo already in the 29th minute. Earlier, the Catalans opened the scoring through Rafinha in the 12th minute. However, Luis Enrique’s men capitalized on their numerical advantage and staged a turnaround with goals from Ousmane Dembele in the 40th minute and Vitinha in the 54th minute.
After that, Joao Cancelo also contributed to the complete collapse, who committed a penalty foul. Kylian Mbappe made no mistake from the penalty spot in the 61st minute scoring for 1:3. In the 89th he again fixed the final 1:4 in his second goal of the match and his 6th in total against Barca.
In general, Parisians made the most of these blunders of Barcelona, which practically destroyed itself, writes gol.bg. They had the territorial advantage for almost the whole match because of the reduced home team. In the 56th minute, the coach of the Catalans, Xavi Hernandez, also received a red card after he could not control his nerves. The goalkeeper coach of the “Blaugranas” was also expelled from the stands.
In the semi-final, PSG will face Germany’s Borussia Dortmund.
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