Barcelona’s spectacular victory over their hated rivals
Status: 10.04.2024 | Reading time: 2 minutes
PSG superstar Kylian Mbappé was served as Barcelona’s players celebrated their winning goal
Quelle: AFP/ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT
After the breathtaking exchange of blows between Real Madrid and Manchester City, there is another football festival in the Champions League. FC Barcelona prevailed against arch-rivals Paris St. Germain. The second half in particular was great entertainment.
FC Barcelona achieved an ideal starting position for a place in the semi-finals of the Champions League in an offensive spectacle against Paris Saint-Germain. The Catalans won the quarter-final first leg on Wednesday evening 3-2 (1-0) in Prinzenpark. Raphinha (37th minute/62nd) with a brace and Andreas Christensen (77th) scored for coach Xavi Hernandez’s team. Ousmane Dembélé (48th) and Vitinha (51st) scored the goals for the hosts. Before the second leg next Tuesday, Barca now has the best chance of reaching the semi-finals.
The triumph was prestigious. PSG is one of Barcelona’s arch-rivals on the international stage, and the dislike between the two clubs and fan camps is great. “More than a rivalry” was the headline of the French sports newspaper “L’Équipe” before the duel in Paris and wrote of “hatred” before the two duels in the Champions League. “Sport” in Spain said on the day of the game that it was “more than an elimination game”.
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A game quickly developed in the Prinzenpark that left little time to breathe. PSG pressed high and put the guests under pressure early on, but the French initially couldn’t get any clear shots. But Barca. After a strong counterattack, PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma was somewhat unfortunate in defending the ball at Raphinha’s feet – the Brazilian then flicked it into the goal.
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The game didn’t really pick up until after halftime. First, Paris turned the result around within three minutes through Dembélé and Vitinha, but then Raphinha equalized after outstanding preparatory work from Pedri, who had just been substituted. A little later, Christensen, who was also a substitute, even scored the winning goal for the Catalans after a corner from German international Ilkay Gündogan.
