Before the match, Paris Saint Germain (PSG) coach Louis Enrique said his team would bounce back in the second leg and play in the semi-finals. Confident Enrique’s words seemed to match letter by letter. After losing 3-2 in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, PSG turned around 180 degrees in the second leg. The French club beat Barcelona 4-1 in this leg. Kylian Mbappe, the main star of the team, scored two goals.
PSG sent Barca to the semis of the Champions League by leading 6-4 in two legs.
Barca took the lead in just 12 minutes at home on Tuesday night. At that time, it seemed that Barca would easily confirm the semi by defeating PSG in this match. But after a while the whole scenario of the game changed. The hosts became a team of 10 when Barca defender Ronald Araoho saw a red card in the 29th minute. The guest team PSG took full advantage of this.
Ousmane Dumbele equalized for PSG in the 40th minute. In the second half, the visiting team attacked Barca.
Vitinha scored in the 54th minute to give PSG a 2-1 lead. Mbappe did the rest to embarrass Barca at home. Pelanti scored his first goal in 61 minutes. The difference is 3-1. The French World Cup winning star scored the second goal with one minute remaining in the match. In this, PSG snatched a big victory from Barca’s home ground 4-1.
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