PSG vs Barcelona LIVE: Result and reaction from Champions League fixture tonight
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Your support makes all the difference.Paris Saint-Germain are taking on Barcelona tonight at the Parc des Princes aiming to clinch their place in the Champions League quarter-finals. PSG won the first leg 4-1 at the Camp Nou thanks to a Kylian Mbappe hat-trick and are in pole position to finish off the tie and book their spot in the last eight.
Barcelona will have ambitions over pulling off another famous comeback like they did against the same opponents four years ago in the knockout stages of this competition, when they won 6-1 at the Camp Nou to turn around a 4-0 deficit. However, this time it feels even more unlikely given the how impressive PSG were in the first leg and given their is no raucous home crowd to cheer them on. Manager Ronald Koeman says anything is possible with Lionel Messi in the team, but surely this game is a step too far even for the great man.
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PSG 1-1 BARCELONA (84’)
Former Barca man Rafinha replaces Verratti.
PSG 1-1 BARCELONA (83’)
Mbappe drives forward and finds Icardi, who gets away from De Jong but then fires a shot over the bar.
PSG 1-1 BARCELONA (81’)
PSG have been more assured in their defending in the second half and it looks like being enough to see them through. That Messi penalty miss has proved to be as seismic a moment as it originally seemed.
PSG 1-1 BARCELONA (79’)
A frustrating night for Dembele comes to an end. Braithwaite replaces him. And Pjanic is on for young Pedri.
PSG 1-1 BARCELONA (78’)
Alba again crosses from the byline, aiming for Dembele. It takes a deflection and loops up, allowing Navas to punch clear (though he probably should have caught it).
PSG 1-1 BARCELONA (77’)
Florenzi has picked up an injury, so Dagba replaces him.
PSG 1-1 BARCELONA (75’)
Close! Alba gets to the byline and fizzes the ball across the face of goal. Dembele looks certain to prod home from close range but can’t get a touch on it.
PSG 1-1 BARCELONA (74’)
Messi lifts the free kick into the middle and Icardi gets his head to it. The ball drops to Trincao, who hits a ferocious volley which is bravely blocked.
PSG 1-1 BARCELONA (74’)
Messi is clipped by Florenzi on the edge of the box. The PSG man gets a yellow card and Barcelona have a free kick in a good position...
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