In the early morning of April 17, Beijing time, a key match in the second leg of the Champions League 1/4 finals was played by Barcelona against Paris Saint-Germain at home, and 50,000 people watched the game. In the first half, Yamal set up Raphinha's goal, Araujo was sent off in a straight red and Dembele equalised, and in the second half, Vitinha took the lead and Mbappe scored a brace. In the end, Paris reversed 4-1, overturned Barcelona with an aggregate score of 6-4, and returned to the Champions League semifinals after 4 years.
The last time the two teams met in the knockout round of the Champions League, Barcelona were knocked out by Paris 2-5 on aggregate, and now they are aiming for revenge. In the first leg of the matchup, Barcelona led 3-2 away, and only needed a draw to eliminate and advance to the home court in the second leg. According to statistics, Barcelona has won the first leg of the Champions League knockout round 10 times before, and all of them have been promoted.
Facing Barcelona away again after three years, Paris faced a life-and-death battle and could only rely on the performance of Mbappe, who scored four goals in the last two legs against Barcelona.
In the 12th minute of the opening game, Barcelona took the lead and the team's first shot after the opening:
Yamal burst into the box with the ball on the wing and swept in front of goal, Raphinha flanked and slotted home to help Barcelona lead 4-2 on aggregate, and this goal was also the 600th goal in Barca's history in the Champions League.
Among them, Yamal, who provided the assist, became the youngest assist player in the knockout stage of the Champions League at the age of 16 years and 278 days.
Raphinha, who took the lead for Barcelona, has scored three goals in the two legs against Paris, and has scored four goals in the Champions League this season, plus three assists, ranking first in the Barcelona team with seven goals.
In the 29th minute, Barcelona made a mistake in passing, and Barcola was knocked down by Araujo in a single chance, and the referee immediately awarded a red card and sent Araujo off directly, who was also the third player in Barcelona's Champions League history to be sent off in the first half.
This red card became the turning point of the next game.
In the 40th minute, Barcola swept in front of the goal with a low flat ball, and Dembele at the back point completed a blast to help Paris equalize 1-1, chasing the aggregate score to 3-4, rekindling the hope of a comeback.
According to the statistics of the half, Barcelona played one less, only 37% of the possession, 2 to 11 shots on goal and 1 to 2 shots on target, and 0 to 4 corner kicks, which is behind Paris in many statistics.
In the 54th minute, Paris attacked from a tactical corner, and Vitinha hit a world wave goal from the periphery of the penalty area to help Paris equalize 4-4 on aggregate.
For Barcelona to go from leading by two goals to being equalized, plus playing one less, both the players and the coach, the mentality began to change.
In the 56th minute, Xavi complained about the referee's penalty, and directly kicked over the baffle on the sidelines in a rage, and was sent off by the referee.
In the 58th minute, Cancelo made a reckless foul in the penalty area, directly kicked down Dembele, and the referee awarded a penalty, and then in the 61st minute, Mbappe hit the penalty to help Paris complete the overtake with an aggregate score of 5-4.
In the 89th minute, Mbappe scored in front of the goal to complete the double ring, helping Paris seal the win 4-1, and finally overturned Barcelona 6-4 on aggregate.
This victory allowed Paris to eliminate Barcelona in the Champions League for 2 consecutive times, which was also the first time in the team's history, and at the same time returned to the Champions League semifinals after 4 years.
Barcelona not only missed the Champions League semi-finals after five years, but also missed out on more than 20 million euros in revenue, including a promotion bonus of 12.5 million euros and more than 8 million euros in semi-final ticket revenue.