Barcelona vs PSG LIVE: Champions League result and reaction as Kylian Mbappe brace completes comeback
Barcelona 1-4 PSG (4-6 agg): PSG will know face Borussia Dortmund in the semi-finals
Paris Saint-Germain produced a stunning comeback on a thrilling night in the Champions League to dump Barcelona out at the quarter-final stage 6-4 on aggregate.
After the first leg Barcelona brought a one-goal lead into the match and opened the scoring in the night with a fortuitous touch from Raphinha beating Gianluigi Donnarumma at the near post.
PSG looked to get back in the game and were gifted the initiative after a mistimed challenge from Ronald Araujo saw the defender sent off inside the first half and hour.
That red card changed the momentum of the match and Ousmane Dembele took advantage to pull PSG level on the night before a long-ranged strike from Vitinha equalised the aggregate scores.
The visitors then won a penalty in the second half with Kylian Mbappe calmly slotting in home before putting the icing on the cake with Paris’ fourth in 89th minute.
Relive the updates from Barcelona vs PSG in the blog, below, and get all the latest match odds and tips here
Barcelona 1-1 PSG (4-3 agg.)
52 mins: PSG resume the second half just how they ended the first half. Mbappe shifts it left into the path of Ruiz but his effort whistles past the far post from a tight angle.
Barcelona 1-1 PSG (4-3 agg.)
49 mins: An awkward one for Ter Stegen as Hakimi’s effort bounces just in front of him. The German just about parries the ball over the bar for a corner which Barcelona defend.
KICK-OFF! Barcelona 1-1 PSG (4-3 agg.)
46 mins: The hosts get us back underway for a vital second 45 minutes. No changes from either side.
HALF-TIME: Barcelona 1-1 PSG (4-3 agg.)
It will be an uphill battle for the hosts in the second half but Barcelona do possess a good Champions League record when going down to ten men. In the 16 games when they have picked up a red card, they have lost just three games (W9 D4).
Whether they can continue that against a star-studded PSG side is another question entirely.
HALF-TIME: Barcelona 1-1 PSG (4-3 agg.)
So let’s take a look at the three big moments from the first half - the two goals and Barcelona’s red card.
Barcelona 1-1 PSG (4-3 agg.)
Finely poised at the break.
HT Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Atletico Madrid (3-2 agg.)
In the other Champions League quarter-final taking place tonight, Borussia Dortmund have overturned their deficit against Atletico Madrid and are now leading in Germany.
The goals have come from Julian Brandt and Ian Maatsen who added Dortmund’s second just before half-time.
HALF-TIME: Barcelona 1-1 PSG (4-3 agg.)
An action-packed half draws to a close and it’s as we were. Raphinha had the hosts ahead after 12 minutes but the game turned on its head when Araujo was sent off after a last-man tackle on Barcola.
PSG have been the better side and got their deserved equaliser after 40 minutes after Dembele slammed home at the back post.
Barcelona 1-1 PSG (4-3 agg.)
45+3 mins: Almost a second for Dembele. The Frenchman ghosts in behind Cancelo but volleys wide from a tight angle.
Barcelona 1-1 PSG (4-3 agg.)
45+1 mins: Fabian is shown a yellow after accidentally catching Pedri on the nose. The Spaniard receives treatment as we tick into the first of three first-half added minutes.
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