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 0-0 BARCELONA (5’)
Dembele escapes on the left and pulls back for Messi, who takes a touch and then drills a shot at goal. Marquinhos gets in the way of it.
PSG 0-0 BARCELONA (4’)
PSG win a free kick wide on the left. Paredes whips it in and Gueye flicks a header wide.
PSG 0-0 BARCELONA (3’)
Plenty of early possession for the visitors, who need to score at least four goals tonight. It’s a daunting task, particularly with the threat of Mbappe and co on the break. He threatens for the first time, driving down the left and feeding Verratti, whose cross is blocked. From the corner, Marquinhos sends a header looping over the bar.
The players are out at the Parc des Princes. Can Barcelona pull off another unlikely comeback against PSG?
Will this be Lionel Messi’s last Champions League game for Barcelona? It could well be, unless he can pull off one last miracle...
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If your appetite needs whetting before this one, read this brilliant piece by Miguel Delaney remembering La Remontada:
Remembering la remontada: Barcelona 6-1 PSG
As the two sides prepare to meet again in the Champions League knockout stages, Miguel Delaney looks back at the greatest comeback the competition has ever seen
Angel Di Maria is only back from injury recently and he takes his place on the bench, with Draxler starting for PSG. No Neymar, who is out with an adductor injury.
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