Scoring: Mbappe pen 30 – Messi 37
`La Remontada` – the miraculous comeback in 2017 – was not repeated, when Barca was eliminated in the 1/8 round for the first time in 14 years.
Messi regrets after missing a penalty.
After fading behind his junior Mbappe in the first leg, Messi regained the spotlight in Paris.
Messi rekindled then extinguished Barca’s hopes.
Messi’s cannon shot equalized the score 1-1.
Contrary to coach Mauricio Pochettino’s statement that PSG will attack Barca, the host only poured concrete with 28% of possession.
In the first 20 minutes, Dembele was given at least four opportunities but he made unreasonable decisions or was blocked by Navas.
While being overwhelmed, PSG suddenly received a penalty thanks to VAR.
Mbappe’s familiar goal celebration.
Just like in the first leg, Dembele missed a few more good opportunities in the rest of the first half.
For the first time in 16 years, the Champions League quarterfinals will be without both Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Competition list
PSG: Navas, Florenzi (Dagba 77), Marquinhos, Kimpembe, Kurzawa (Diallo 46), Gueye (Pereira 59), Paredes, Verratti (Rafinha 84), Draxler (Di Maria 59), Icardi, Mbappe
Barca: ter Stegen, Dest (Trincao 66), Mingueza (Firpo 35), Lenglet, Jordi Alba, de Jong, Sergio Busquets (Moriba 79), Pedri (Pjanic 79), Griezmann, Messi, Dembele (Braithwaite 79)
*Results – Champions League match schedule