2024-04-12 09:34:57
Barcelona advanced a lot in the race to get the ticket to the semi-finals of the Champions League. Because they won a great away match. Barcelona defeated PSG 3-2 in the first leg of the quarter-finals on Wednesday night.
The top team of the Spanish league got a thrilling victory on the soil of France. The hero of their victory is Rafinia. The star footballer of Brazil won Barcelona in the first leg by scoring two goals. Andren Christensen came on as a substitute and scored the winning goal. PSG faced an embarrassing defeat at home from the front to the end.
They will need to do something incredible in the second leg to keep their dream of winning the Champions League alive. Or else their season will end in disappointment.
The match was tied at 2-2. The last minute game was on. Meanwhile, Andreen Christensen silenced the PSG crowd with a goal. He also did a unique feat. He holds the record as the first Barcelona player to score on his birthday. In the 77th minute of the match, Christensen headed the ball from the corner. That goal sealed the match for Barcelona.
They started it. Rafinha scored to give the visitors the lead. In the 37th minute, his cool headed shot was found by the PSG net. Yamal’s cross came well outside the post and was returned by Donnarumma. Rafinia got the ball in space. Shots taken on the right foot reach the destination.
Barcelona went into the break with a 1-0 lead, but they had to come back and score a pair of goals in just 2 minutes. Dembele equalized the team in the 48th minute. Mbappe’s Konakuni shot was parried by Barcelona’s defender but could not escape Dembele. Standing inside the D box, Dembele gets the ball and dribbles past one. After receiving the ball in the empty space, he scored with a left foot shot.
Two minutes later, Vitinia scored the perfect goal in a team attack by PSG. Vitinia surprised Ter Stegen by tapping inside the D box with Fabian’s extended ball. PSG increased their attacking edge as they went ahead moments after equalizing. They also created several opportunities. Didn’t work. After 70 minutes one of their shots came back off the bar.
Barcelona also counter-attacked. They weren’t giving up either. Rafinha brought them back into the fight in the 62nd minute. Pedri’s lofted ball evaded PSG’s defense and sent a superb volley into the net. Then came the moment of Barcelona’s victory in the 77th minute. Christensen scored a great header from the corner.
Barcelona left the field smiling with a 3-2 victory. The next leg is at their ground at the Nou Camp.
Meanwhile, this is the first time since 2015 that Barcelona scored 3 goals in the opponent’s field in the knock out phase of the Champions League. They won 3-1 against Seber PSG.