It was a significantly better performance in the performance of the Barcelona team than he showed in the home game. Even so, it was not enough to proceed. He sent the Parisians to the lead from Mbappé’s penalty kick, after which he evenly scored Messi. The Argentine threw a penalty kick before the break, in the second half they were already watching the home procedure.
The Catalans did not want to leave anything to chance, and immediately from the opening whistle they launched an attack. The first serious option came in the ninth minute. Lionel Messi took care of the free kick. The ball lay twenty-three meters from the goal. Eventually, he directed him to the right vingle, but overshot the goal slightly.
Paris was much more passive than in the first duel. After 18 minutes, following yet another great corner, Jordi Alba knocked the ball to the limit of Jordi Alba’s reach, who just couldn’t put it in the net. He aimed at the penalty, where Minguez jumped on the ball, which directed him to the right post. But in the end he jumped right next to the goal.
The guests went the way of the roosters more and more, the first goal of the match hung in the air in the 24th minute. From the right wing, De Jong checked Navase, who sent the ball into the crossbar with his outstretched hand. Then Dest won the ball, transferred it to Dembelé, who sprinted to the left and then moved the ball to the penalty with a ground pass, where Messi ran from the second wave, but did not reach it in a slip.
After half an hour of play, the home team came forward. Kurzawa pulled a ball towards the left touchline, sending a cross to the left wing. However, Marc-André Ter Stefen decided he fancied doing his job and cleared it with an assured header. A minute later, Mauro Icardi rushed to the penalty area. Lenglet ran after him and stepped on his heel. Icardi fell to the ground with his football kicked off and the situation was examined by a video referee.
The PSG awarded a penalty, Lenglet left with a yellow card. In the absence of Neymar, the second star of the French team, Kylian Mbappé, took the penalty kick, sending the ball to the middle height of the left side of the goal, while Ter Stegen jumped to the opposite side. Barcelona has definitely moved a mile away.
The guests would hold much greater hopes if Ousmane Dembelé had a more accurate line of sight. After the ball was bounced off by one of the guests, he got past the goalkeeper Navas. But instead of trying to throw him, he sent the ball across the ground directly into his arms.
In the 37th minute, Barcelona scored a goal. Lionel Messi prepared the ball and then sent a great twisted shot into the left gallows. Navas was absolutely not entitled.
The Blaugranas could significantly improve their starting position in the second half at the set time. Layvin Kurzawa was struggling to make the ball dance with his usual trickery and panache, and the opposing players had little trouble shutting him down in these muddy conditions. The referee went to see the whole situation and whistled the penalty kick on the other side. Lionel Messi did attempt a finish, but from an awkward position, sending the ball into the away fans. Navase
There was a long calm in the second half. Only after an hour of play did the PSG have to deal with a big jam in front of its own gate. Lionel Messi hits the ball on the volley with a shot for which the keeper, Marquinhos, has no answer. He then blocked any other Messi’s attempts while lying down.
In the 70th minute, the home team was rescued again by the keyman Keylor Navas. A well placed corner kick from Jordi Alba was followed by Busquets’s hard but accurate header. Navas, however, destroyed the ball again with a tiger jump.
The home team already managed the end of the match with experience and did not let Barcelona into anything. It will be missing in the quarterfinals of the Champions League for the first time since the 2007/08 season. For the first time since 2005, viewers will also not see Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo at this stage of the millionaire competition.
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