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 (45+1’)
Penalty for Barcelona! A pass deflects up to Griezmann in the box and he’s caught by Kurzawa, stretching for the high ball. Anthony Taylor doesn’t hesitate. There’ll be a VAR check, of course...
PSG 1-1 BARCELONA (45’)
Barcelona continue to dominate, moving PSG from side to side and playing some intricate football on the edge of the box. The clinical edge is the only thing that’s been lacking.
PSG 1-1 BARCELONA (42’)
Close! Messi feeds Dembele on the right and his cutback is met by Busquets, who hits a low shot which requires a reaction save from Navas. The goalkeeper seemed to see it late through a sea of bodies. At the other end, Mbappe forces Ter Stegen into action with a hopeful shot.
PSG 1-1 BARCELONA (39’)
Three more goals for Barcelona would send the tie to extra-time, which isn’t an impossibility given the chances they’ve created so far. PSG have been poor.
PSG 1-1 BARCELONA (38’)
Barcelona aren’t happy. Dest tries to latch onto a ball in the box and is clattered into by Neves. The visitors want a penalty, appealing vigorously. The result is a booking for De Jong.
GOAL! PSG 1-1 BARCELONA (MESSI 37’)
Incredible from Messi! He gets the ball out of his feet 25 yards out and hits a ferocious, swerving shot which flies past the helpless Navas and nestles in the top left corner. A stunning goal.
PSG 1-0 BARCELONA (36’)
Alba curls a cross into the box and Griezmann deftly flicks a header at goal. Navas saves, but it would have been ruled out for offside anyway.
PSG 1-0 BARCELONA (36’)
Koeman is taking no chances: Mingueza is off, after that earling booking, and Firpo replaces him.
PSG 1-0 BARCELONA (35’)
Chance! Dembele is wasteful again. He’s slipped through on goal and needs only to slide his finish into either corner. But he hits it straight at Navas. Barcelona’s profligacy is proving costly.
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