A young Barcelona side made UEFA Champions League history during Wednesday’s 3-2 win over Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their quarter-final. Never before had a starting XI at this stage of the tournament featured more than one player aged under 18. Not only did Lamine Yamal, 16, and Pau Cubarsi, 17, start in Paris. The …
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Barcelona’s best and worst players from their superb Champions League win at PSG
Barcelona triumphed 3-2 away at PSG in Champions League quarter-final first leg Several Barca players put in outstanding performances to secure deserved win Raphinha and Andreas Christensen were goalscorers on the night Barcelona’s win was thoroughly impressive / Xavier Laine/GettyImages Barcelona have one foot in a first Champions League semi-final since 2019 after beating Paris …
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Barcelona player ratings: Raphinha vying with Cubarsi for man of the match in Paris win
It was a night when Raphinha outshone Kylian Mbappe, and gave the Real Madrid bound forward a taste of what he could expect if and when he joins Los Blancos. Barcelona emerged triumphant from their Champions League quarter-final first-leg tie against Paris Saint-Germain, though only by the slenderest of margins. The French giants certainly have …
Record breaking 16-year-old flashes immense talent as Barcelona down PSG in Champions League thriller
Wonderkid Lamine Yamal gave another taste of his immense talent as Barcelona’s revival continued with a thrilling 3-2 Champions League defeat of Paris Saint-Germain on Thursday (AEST). At 16 years and 272 days old, the Spain winger became the elite tournament’s youngest player to appear in a quarter-final, ahead of Lyon’s Rayan Cherki, when he took …
Raphinha 9.5, Kounde 9.0 | PSG 2-3 Barcelona: Player ratings
Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP via Getty Images After a nail-biting encounter, FC Barcelona emerged victorious over PSG in Paris. The French side showed early signs of venom in the game, but La Blaugrana emerged as the final victors. A 3-2 scoreline serves Barcelona well as they await the next leg in their home at the …
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Paris 2-3 Barcelona: Christensen header settles thriller
Raphinha scored twice but it was Andreas Christensen, on his 28th birthday, who headed the decisive goal for Xavi Hernández’s men in Paris. Barcelona players congratulate Andreas Christensen after his winnerAFP via Getty Images Barcelona will take a 3-2 lead back to Spain for the second leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final tie …
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PLAYER RATINGS | PSG 2-3 BARCELONA: HOSTS UNDONE BY RAPHINHA DOUBLE AND DEFENSIVE ERRORS
Although the prospect of a Remontada rematch had dominated the build-up tonight’s clash at the Parc des Princes, Luis Enrique’s reunion with former teammate Xavi emerged as an unexpectedly confrontational subplot. Asked about which of the two coaches was a better representative of the Catalan style of play, the Asturian was unequivocal – “It’s me, no doubt about …
Paris Saint-Germain vs Barcelona, Champions League: Final Score 2-3, Barça complete wild comeback, win first leg on the road
Barcelona have taken a big step towards a spot in this season’s Champions League semi-finals thanks to an epic 3-2 comeback victory against Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday night. After a great first half the Blaugrana collapsed in the first 15 minutes of the final period and looked in danger of suffering a bad defeat, …
Official: PSG starting XI to face Barcelona, Lucho makes surprise inclusion
Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images Barcelona have made the trip to French capital Paris to take on PSG for the first-leg of the quarter-final tonight, with the hopes of finishing off the tie as soon as possible. Luis Enrique has picked an interesting selection of XI for the game against Barcelona, making several changes to …
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Official: Barcelona starting lineup against PSG
Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images The big day is here as the Parc des Princes get ready to host the biggest game of this season’s quarter-finals as Barcelona take on PSG for the first-leg. The Catalans are unbeaten across their last 12 games, but PSG’s unbeaten streak has been going on for 27 matches, …
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