In the early morning of April 11, Beijing time, the first leg of the 2023-24 Champions League 1/4 finals will be played twice, and the four giants of Barcelona, Paris, Dort, and Atletico Madrid will play together. In the end, Atletico Madrid defeated Dort 2-1 at home, Barcelona defeated Paris 3-2 away, and won the top two of La Liga at the same time, and is expected to advance to the semi-finals together, staging a crazy night.
Parc des Princes: Paris 2-3 Barcelona
In the previous round of 16, both teams eliminated their respective opponents, returned to the Champions League quarterfinals after many years, and met again after 3 years after the draw, Barcelona suffered a 0-4 defeat in Paris last time when they were away from home, and now they have successfully avenged.
In the first half, Barcelona made more threats and attacked. In the 6th minute, Raphinha formed a one-on-one chance and was cleared by goalkeeper Donnarumma. In the 20th minute, Lewandowski shook his head and was cleared by Mendes on the goal line. In the 31st minute, goalkeeper Donnarumma made a mistake and almost gave a gift, and Barcelona failed to seize the opportunity to break the deadlock. In the 37th minute, Yamal sent an outside instep cross, Lewandowski failed to grab the point when he grabbed the point, and finally Raphinha scored an empty goal to help Barcelona lead 1-0.
In the second half, the two teams directly formed a direct attack, and the game turned into a goal battle. In the 48th minute, Mbappe saved the ball at the bottom of the penalty area, and finally Dembele burst into the goal, and Paris equalized 1-1. In the 51st minute, Vitinha scored with a low shot, and Paris completed the comeback 2-1. In the 62nd minute, Pedri provided an assist, Raphinha scored a brace, and Barcelona equalized 2-2. In the 77th minute, Gundogan's corner kick assisted Andreas Christensen's header to score, and Barcelona led 3-2 again.
Raphinha, who scored twice for Barcelona, not only scored his first goal in the Champions League, but also scored twice in a single game for the first time in his Barcelona career, and was also the first Barcelona player to score twice in a single Champions League knockout game after Messi against Liverpool in May 2019. So far this season, Raphinha has contributed two goals in the Champions League, plus three assists, and scored five goals alone, ranking first in the team.
Metropolitano Stadium: Atletico 2-1 Dort
The two teams met again in the Champions League for the first time in six years, the last time was in the group stage of the 2018/19 season, when Atletico Madrid won 2-0 at home and suffered a 4-0 defeat at Borussia Dort.
In the first half, Dort's backline gave gifts many times, and Atletico Madrid smiled easily. In the fourth minute, Kerber made a mistake at the back, and Maatsen's cross was tackled by De Paul, who easily pushed the goal to help Atletico Madrid get off to a dream start 1-0. In the 7th minute, Griezmann crossed into the box from the left, and Witsel's shot was saved. In the 32nd minute, Dort's backfield made a mistake, and Griezmann picked up a pass to assist Lino to push the shot, helping Atletico Madrid to score 2-0. It wasn't until the 42nd minute that Dort's first threatening shot since the opening kick-off was blocked, and after Adeyemi's shot was blocked, Maatsen's burst shot was saved.
In the second half, Dort fought back frantically, until the 81st minute was scored by substitute Alle, and finally lost 1-2 to Atletico Madrid.
After the win, Atletico had a chance to advance. For coach Simeone, it is another continuation of the record, that is, since he took charge, Atletico Madrid has been unbeaten in the last 17 Champions League knockout games at home, with 11 wins and 6 draws.