Barcelona have done almost all good. They won the first leg 3-2 in Paris last week, with an enormous collective performance. And even more: in the revenge, in Montjuic, he began to gain before 15 minutes. But he didn’t reach him: PSG turned the game aroundand the series, and won the pass to the semifinals of the Champions League with an undisputed 4-1 victoryand seal the aggregate 6-4.
Thus, the Parisian club, which is fighting to win the prized ‘Orejona’ for the first time, returns to the semifinals after three seasons. Undisputed protagonist in the last decade, he had his best performance in 2020, when he lost the final with Bayern Munich (1-0), and was last among the four best in 2021, then eliminated by Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City .
On this occasion, Barcelona started better, taking the lead with a goal from Raphinha (he scored three of the four Catalan goals in the key). But he suffered the expulsion of Uruguayan Ronald Araujo, one of his centre-backs, for a last resort infringement, at 28 minutes, and he had to fight against that adversity for more than an hour of the game. More than enough time for PSG’s offensive power, which turned the duel around with goals from Ousmane Dembelé, Vítor Ferreira and a double from Kylian Mbappé, the first from a penalty. Almost a nod from the French star in view of his upcoming arrival at Real Madrid, Barcelona’s historic archrival.
In the semifinals, PSG will face Borussia Dortmund, who also reversed their series against Atlético de Madrid: after losing 2-1 in the first leg, they celebrated 4-2 in the revenge.
Tomorrow the quarterfinals will be completed, with Bayern Munich vs. Arsenal (2-2 in the first leg) and Manchester City vs. Real Madrid (3-3 in the first game).