Barça’s redemption in Europe will have to wait. The team led by fast pace of his rival. The early expulsion of Araujo at half an hour and the goals from Dembélé, Vitinha and Mbappé, on two occasions, buried the Barça faith and condemned the Catalans to a new setback in the Champions League.
A gale. That was PSG at Lluis Companys. Luis Enrique’s team came out with the lesson learned and surprised the Blaugranas at a start in which they seemed to have the quarterfinal tie under control. The French suffocated the Barcelona players and even contained long balls to Lewandowski. Everything was idyllic for them, everything except the rebellion of a boy who does not know the ghosts of the Barcelona team. And Lamine Yamal was 10 years old when his team fell in Rome, 11 when he did so in Liverpool, and that lack of fear is what led him to face Nuno Mendes as if he were in the courtyard of his house. he. He left his pair behind and gave the goal to Raphinha to make some fans who promised them very happy explode.
It was the only Barça flash before living a constant nightmare. PSG was superior and also had the addition of Barcola in the first act, a player who was a substitute in the first leg and who drove Koundé crazy. The former Sevilla player did not know how to stop him and Araujo came to his aid in a play that ended with the Uruguayan seeing red as he was the last man. Already with ten and with Lamine Yamal on the bench, the ghosts appeared. PSG confirmed their dominance with a ball that crossed the small area and was introduced, between whistles, by Dembélé. It was the reward for a team that could have done more damage before the break if Ter Stegen had not appeared to save the furniture.
Barcelona
Ter Stegen (Joao Felix (82 mins), De Jong (Fermin Lopez (83 mins), Gündogan, Pedri (Ferran Torres (61 mins)) and Lamine Yamal (Inigo Martinez mins. 34), Lewandowski and Raphinha.
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PSG
Donarumma, Achraf, Marquinhos, Lucas Hernandez, Nuno Mendes, Vitinha, Fabian Ruiz (Asensio, 77th minute), Zaire-Emery (Ugarte, 80th minute), Dembele (Kolo Muani, 88th minute), Mbappe and Barcola (Kang In Lee, min.
Goals: 1-0: min. 12, Raphinha. 1-1: min. 40, Dembélé. 1-2: min. 54, Vitinha. 1-3: min. 61, Mbappé, from the penalty spot. 1-4: min. 89, Mbappé.
Referee: Istvan Kovacs (Romania). He warned Mbappe, Inigo Martinez, Fabian Ruiz, Lewandowski, Marquinhos, Donnarumma, Raphinha and Fermin Lopez; and sent off Araujo and Xavi Hernandez.
Incidents: Second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, played at the Lluis Companys in front of 50,309 spectators.
After the restart the table was set for PSG. Barça gave up meters and Luis Enrique’s men showed all the resources they have in attack. Achraf and Fabián Ruiz warned and finally the storm arrived. Vitinha, very successful, tied the tie with a shot from the edge of the area and already in the middle of the storm, Cancelo committed an innocent penalty on Dembélé. Mbappé, who was waiting for his opportunity, did not forgive from eleven meters to put even more dirt on the grave of a Barcelona that had half an hour left to perform a miracle.
Xavi, who saw red for protesting, tried to react by bringing on Ferran Torres, Fermín López and Joao Félix, but it was not the day. And his team made arrests and came out on top in the final stretch, but it wasn’t enough. Gündogan, Lewandowski and Raphinha tried their luck without success and the finishing touch came in the final moments with a counterattack that, after two rebounds, was completed by Mbappé. Barça had the tie in hand, but paid dearly for Araujo’s expulsion and did not know how to counteract the gale of a lethal PSG. The European redemption of the culés will have to wait, at least, one more year.
2024-04-16 21:48:52
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