4:1, Grand Paris sank Barcelona, and in the post-Mbappe era, Mr. 185 million will ascend the throne as king
In the Champions League focus match that ended this morning, Barcelona at home lost 1:4 to French giants Paris Saint-Germain, regrettably bidding farewell to the Champions League, and the winner Paris Saint-Germain entered the Champions League semi-finals with his head held high, and his opponent will be Dortmund, who defeated another La Liga powerhouse, Atletico Madrid. In the game, Paris star Dembele shone all over the field, scoring 1 goal and 1 assist, successfully avenging his old club Barcelona.
In fact, Barcelona were the first in this game, and they assisted Raphinha to take a 1-0 lead through a successful breakthrough by 16-year-old Yamal early in the opening game. Considering that Barcelona led by one goal in the first game between the two sides, this goal made almost all neutral fans think that the game was ended early.
But a foul by Barcelona centre-back Araujo changed the game. When Paris striker Balcola entered the penalty area through a counter-attack and was about to make a solo shot, he used a foul from behind to prevent the opponent from breaking through, and the referee on duty showed no mercy and punished him with a red card.
Barcelona, which lost its main central defender, has since fallen into passive defense. It was scored by Paris players Dembele, Mbappe 2X (including 1 penalty), and Vitinha scored successively, and lost 1:4.
Despite Mbappe's 2 goals, his performance in this game was mediocre, almost disappearing before the penalty was scored, completely living up to his 180 million value, and in this game, the key man for Paris was the team's right winger Ousmane Dembele.
The 26-year-old French star has been a green leaf behind Mbappe since joining Paris this season, scoring two goals and providing 12 assists in 35 appearances, and is entirely a supporting winger. Unexpectedly, when facing his old boss Barcelona, he ushered in a full-scale outburst, first receiving a cross from a teammate and volleying the equalizing goal, and then another fast break to force the opponent to foul, winning a penalty for Paris to overtake the aggregate score, which can be said to have proved his worth in front of his old club.
Seven years ago, at the age of 19, Dembele joined Barcelona for 135 million euros, and Barcelona at that time hoped that he could gradually succeed Messi and become the core player of the team. In the previous season, Dembele had just completed 49 games in the Bundesliga Dortmund, scoring 10 goals and 20 assists, and was recognized as a top young player in Europe, no less popular than Saka and Foden today, so it is indeed reasonable for Barcelona to have high hopes for him.
It's a pity that since joining Barcelona, Dembele has also fallen into the 'Messi curse', and together with Coutinho and Griezmann, he has become the sacrifice of Messi to the top of the ball.
In the end, Dembele's six seasons at Barcelona, although some bright performances, were generally bleak, years of injuries and heavy pressure from public opinion, he was overwhelmed, even after Messi left Barcelona, he played his best solo season under Xavi, still joined Paris Saint-Germain last summer for 50 million euros.
This meeting between the Champions League and Barcelona is a revenge battle against his old club for Dembele, and it is also a battle of proof for his new club Paris, Dembele's outstanding performance seems to be telling Paris President Nasser coach Enrique that after Mbappe leaves, the throne in Paris should belong to.
At 26 years old, he is in the mature period of a professional footballer, and perhaps after this game, we will meet this Mr. 185 million, who can truly realize his talent and become a superstar to be reckoned with in Europe.