Single-core reversal! Paris swept Barcelona back to the Champions League semi-finals, winning is not terrible, and it is embarrassing to lack anyone
In the early morning of April 17, Beijing time, the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals staged a key battle. Ligue 1 tycoon Paris scored four goals in a row after conceding one goal first, and finally defeated Barcelona 4-1 away, returning to the Champions League semi-finals after three years. Superstar Kylian Mbappe scored twice and became one of the biggest contributors to the team's promotion.
In the first leg of the battle between the two teams, Grand Paris lost 2-3 at home, and Mbappe, who performed poorly, was also widely questioned. Visiting the Camp Nou, Paris announced the goal in the opening 12 minutes, and Raphinha, who scored a brace in the first leg, pushed and scored to give Barcelona a 4-2 lead on aggregate. Grand Paris is facing the embarrassment of a double kill.
However, in the 29th minute, Araujo's red card turned the tide on the field. Paris with one more man immediately launched a fierce attack, and Barcelona's veteran Dembele, who was booed all over the place, scored an equalizer. In the second half, Vitinha's inexplicable world wave helped Paris overtake the score. Subsequently, Dembele made a point, and Mbappe took the penalty in one fell swoop. In the 89th minute, Mbappe scored another goal, and Grand Paris led 4-1 with an aggregate score of 6-4 to completely kill the suspense.
In this campaign, Grand Paris had 67% possession, scored 4 goals with 9 shots on target from 21 shots, and dominated the field. Although Araujo's red card gave them a bit of luck. But luck has always been part of strength. Therefore, even if Barcelona is not convinced, it can only accept the result of a heavy defeat at home.
This is the second time since the 2020/21 season that Grand Paris has qualified for the last four of the Champions League. At that time, they defeated Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals, avenging a 1-0 defeat in the Champions League final last season. In the summer of 2021, Grand Paris signed Argentine superstar Messi, whose contract with Barcelona expired and failed to be renewed, for free, forming a superstar troika of Messi, Mbappe and Neymar.
In the eyes of Grand Paris, the Champions League title will be in their pocket after sitting on the three superstars. It's a pity that the ideal is very plump, but the reality is very skinny. In the next two seasons, Grand Paris lost in the quarter-finals. In the 2021/22 season, they were beaten three goals in a row by Real Madrid with a big 2-0 lead, and finally lost 2-3 on aggregate and missed out on the quarter-finals. Messi missed a penalty in the first leg, and in the second leg, he scored 3 shots and 0 goals, and became one of the sinners of the Grand Paris.
Last season, Paris met Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, only to be beaten 0-1 at home and 0-2 away. In the absence of Neymar due to injury, Messi scored 5 shots and 1 goal in 2 games, and Mbappe also performed mediocre. Grand Paris once again missed out on the quarter-finals.
Last summer, Messi left on a free transfer after his contract with Paris expired, while Neymar also left the team to play for the Saudi League. However, the single-core led Paris not only continues to dominate the Ligue 1 league, but now the Champions League is back in the semi-finals. This is in response to that sentence, winning is not terrible, and it is embarrassing to be lacking.