If FC Barcelona fans had wanted a Champions League quarter-final second leg against PSG to start, the result would certainly have been exactly that.
After just twelve minutes, Lamine Yamal dismantled his opponent Nuno Mendes for the first time without humor and thus prepared the 1-0 for the Blaugrana. He is the youngest ever CL knockout assistant. The recipient of the assist was Raphinha, who had already scored twice in the first leg.
However, almost as quickly, things took a completely different direction, literally. PSG winger Bradley Barcola eluded Ronald Araújo, who was only able to stop Barcola with an emergency brake just before the penalty area and received a red card.
A few minutes later, PSG was unstoppable, Ousmane Dembélé made the score 1-1, and Vitinha completely reversed the situation in the second half (1-2, 54th). The momentum is now clearly on Paris’ side, but Barcelona’s nerves seem to be on edge. After a missed opportunity, Xavi pushed aside a billboard in front of the fourth official, then saw the red card and had to leave. Meanwhile, PSG continued to attack the struggling Blaugrana, Kylian Mbappé made it 3-1 from the penalty spot in the 61st minute and put the lid on the finals.
There’s a lot going on in Barcelona.