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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GOAL! PSG 1-0 BARCELONA (MBAPPE 30’)
Brilliantly dispatched by Mbappe! He slams his penalty into the top left corner and PSG go 5-1 up on aggregate. It’s a long, long way back for Barca now, and they have nothing to show for their dominance in the opening 30 minutes here.
PSG 0-0 BARCELONA (30’)
Penalty for PSG! Well... It’s very harsh on Lenglet, who inadvertently stepped on Icardi’s heel. He gets booked, too. This could be tie over...
PSG 0-0 BARCELONA (29’)
Icardi gets back to his feet. There’s an ongoing VAR check for a potential penalty...
PSG 0-0 BARCELONA (28’)
Icardi attacks a Kurzawa cross and goes down under a challenge from Lenglet. There doesn’t seem to be much in it, but the PSG man screams in pain.
PSG 0-0 BARCELONA (27’)
Mingueza needs to be careful. Moments after being booked, he goes into a heavy challenge on Mbappe, who makes a meal of it. The referee gives the Barcelona defender a warning.
PSG 0-0 BARCELONA (26’)
Mingueza goes into the book for pulling Mbappe back and stopping a potential break.
PSG 0-0 BARCELONA (24’)
Chance! How have Barcelona not scored? Dembele, yet again, is played in behind on the left. He squares for Messi, unmarked in the middle, but he can’t stretch enough to convert from closer range. Moments later, Messi tries an overhead kick in the box and sends a looping effort straight at Navas.
PSG 0-0 BARCELONA (23’)
Off the bar! Dest drives towards the edge of the box, accelerates past Kurzawa and powers a shot towards the near post. Navas gets a crucial touch to divert the ball against the woodwork.
PSG 0-0 BARCELONA (22’)
Messi spots the overlapping run of Alba, finding the left-back whose low cross deflects behind. The corner is taken short and then Pedri overcooks his ball into the box.
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