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 (53’)
Barcelona are still seeing most of the ball but PSG’s line is slightly higher and the pressure not quite as relentless.
PSG 1-1 BARCELONA (50’)
Gueye goes in late on Griezmann and goes into the book.
PSG 1-1 BARCELONA (48’)
PSG look a little more lively now, probably having been given a kick up the backside by Pochettino. They were far too passive in the first half.
KICK-OFF
PSG get us back underway! They’ve sent on Diallo for Kurzawa.
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HALF-TIME: PSG 1-1 BARCELONA
A remarkable first half comes to a close. Barcelona have dominated and created several chances, but only find themselves level on the night and 5-2 down on aggregate. Messi’s screamer cancelled out an Mbappe penalty, controversially awarded. And then Messi saw a late penalty saved by Navas, which could be a moment that defines this second leg.
PSG 1-1 BARCELONA (45+4’)
There’s a VAR check for a potential encroachment. It comes to nothing. From the Barcelona corner, Busquets flicks on and Florenzi hacks off the line!
PSG 1-1 BARCELONA (45+3’)
Navas saves the penalty! Messi hits it low towards the bottom left corner but the goalkeeper guesses right, deflecting the ball onto the crossbar. That could be a huge moment.
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