Barcelona vs PSG Highlights, UCL 2023-24 QF second leg: Mbappe brace helps PSG beat 10-man Barca 4-1 (6-4 agg)

BAR vs PSG, highlights: Catch the UEFA Champions League 2023-24 quarterfinal second leg match between FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain being played at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium in Barcelona.

Welcome to my blog - highlights of the UEFA Champions League 2023-24 quarterfinal second leg match between FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain being played at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium in Barcelona.

What does this Champions League exit mean for Barcelona?

After the first leg in Paris, things suddenly seemed to be clicking for Barca. They went into this game unbeaten in 13 matches — a run that started when Xavi said he would leave in the summer — and with a feeling that their season could have an unexpectedly positive end.

Instead, Xavi and Barca are looking at one of the worst nights in their European history. That it was PSG, many fans’ ‘bete noir’, will make it even tougher to take. Dembele returning to twist the knife at the club where he felt so badly treated added further still to the pain.

How did Xavi and Barcelona implode?

This was a huge night for Barcelona and their coach, a huge chance to make their first Champions League semi-final since 2018-19. Xavi had talked pre-game about how his team had to use their heads and make the most of the opportunity.

That looked far away when the coach was red-carded for furious protests midway through the second half — right in the middle of the period when his team was self-destructing and throwing away their chances of progress.

Was Xavi right to take off Yamal?

Remember when Barcelona scored the first goal of the second leg, Montjuic erupting with unbridled joy, as Xavi’s team went 4-2 up on aggregate? Did that happen tonight?

In a game of dramatic twists and cruel turns, it once looked as if 16-year-old Yamal would be the star.

Xavi had to sacrifice somebody following Araujo’s red, and given Yamal’s age and relative lack of experience, his withdrawal was probably the sensible choice.

Why was Araujo sent off?

Reflecting on 180 minutes of absorbing, end-to-end football — 59 shots, 10 goals, with countless sprinkles of superstar quality throughout — it feels a shame that it ended without 22 players on the pitch.

But the rules are the rules, and Araujo overstepped the line in a tangle with Bradley Barcola, leaving referee Istvan Kovacs with little choice.

Clubs headed in opposite directions

Paris Saint-Germain has reached the semi-finals of the Champions League for only the fourth time, also doing so in 1995, 2020 and 2021.

Barcelona, meanwhile, have now lost six of their last eight UCL quarter-final ties. They have reached the semis only once in the past nine seasons.

Vitinha: No one but our supporters believed in us

PSG goalscorer Vitinha also spoke to Canal+ after the win: “It’s incredible. It’s difficult to put into words. I’ve been dreaming of this all week, being able to score, helping the side, and reaching the semi-finals. We’re in the semis, we have to highlight that. We have to give that the credit it deserves. We’re so happy. Our supporters believed in us, and I think they were the only ones that did.

“Even when we conceded the opener, we didn’t give up. It was difficult mentally, but the coach told us that the game would be won with our heads. Going two goals down on aggregate is difficult mentally, but we remained calm. We went looking for goals, and we produced a fantastic performance.”

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