Barcelona vs PSG LIVE: Champions League result and reaction as Kylian Mbappe brace completes comeback
Barcelona 1-4 PSG (4-6 agg): PSG will know face Borussia Dortmund in the semi-finals
Paris Saint-Germain produced a stunning comeback on a thrilling night in the Champions League to dump Barcelona out at the quarter-final stage 6-4 on aggregate.
After the first leg Barcelona brought a one-goal lead into the match and opened the scoring in the night with a fortuitous touch from Raphinha beating Gianluigi Donnarumma at the near post.
PSG looked to get back in the game and were gifted the initiative after a mistimed challenge from Ronald Araujo saw the defender sent off inside the first half and hour.
That red card changed the momentum of the match and Ousmane Dembele took advantage to pull PSG level on the night before a long-ranged strike from Vitinha equalised the aggregate scores.
The visitors then won a penalty in the second half with Kylian Mbappe calmly slotting in home before putting the icing on the cake with Paris’ fourth in 89th minute.
Relive the updates from Barcelona vs PSG in the blog, below, and get all the latest match odds and tips here
GOAL! Barcelona 1-0 PSG (Raphinha, 12 mins - 4-2 agg.)
The hosts extend their lead against the run of play!
It’s been a positive start from PSG away from home but they’ve got it all to do as Raphinha puts the hosts ahead on the night.
Yamal does superbly down the right and his cut-back somehow finds its way into the net of Raphinha’s standing foot. Xavi’s side now lead 4-2 on aggreegate
Barcelona 0-0 PSG (3-2 agg.)
10 mins: Just 35 per cent possession for Barcelona after the first ten minutes. Not too often you see that in one of their home games.
Barcelona 0-0 PSG (3-2 agg.)
6 mins: PSG continue their front-foot start to the game as Fabian has a shot blocked now. Dembele tries to get a cross in from the right but it’s blocked out for a corner.
Barcelona 0-0 PSG (3-2 agg.)
4 mins: A bright start from PSG in the opening few minutes, as Vitinha sees an effort blocked on the edge of the box.
KICK-OFF! Barcelona 0-0 PSG (3-2 agg.)
1 min: The away side get us underway in the first half.
Out come the players
And here come the players out onto the pitch. We’ll have the customary UEFA Champions League action and then it’s time for kick-off...
Kick-off coming up shortly
We’ve got just under ten minutes to go and the atmosphere inside the Estadi Olímpic is building nicely. What a cracker we should be in for tonight.
Enrique returns to familiar territory
Should Paris Saint-Germain progress, Luis Enrique would become the first ex-Barcelona manager to eliminate the Spanish side from a UEFA Champions League knockout stage tie.
Indeed, only two other Spanish managers have eliminated Barcelona in the knockout stages of the competition: Rafael Benítez with Liverpool in 2006-07 (round of 16) and Vicente del Bosque with Real Madrid in 2001-02 (semi-finals).
Vitinha looking to star once again
In the first leg of this tie, Paris Saint-Germain’s Vitinha was the first player have 100+ touches, misplace no more than 2+ passes (82/84) and score a goal in a UEFA Champions League knockout stage game since Xavi for Barcelona against Celtic in March 2008 (one goal, 110 touches and 89/91 passes).
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