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After taking a three-goal lead in the 50th minute, Edinson Cavani’s crucial away goal just after the hour-mark looked to have killed the tie.
But Wednesday’s game will be remembered more for PSG’s epic collapse than Barcelona’s great turnaround. We lost 6-1, it’s not because of the referee.
Paris Saint-Germain dominated Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie, winning 4-0 after a relentless show of pressing and incisiveness in possession.
“I haven’t seen Luis since last night when he was trying to bottle-flip his fourth bottle of Sangria, but of course he’s going to stay”.
Barcelona went close again on 17 minutes when Neymar curled his shot narrowly wide. We defended very deep and they had more chances to score.
In the 88th minute, up 3-1 but needing three goals, a Barcelona victory looked impossible.
Champions League fans will surely recall Liverpool’s stunning comeback against AC Milan in the 2005 final, when they came back from a 3-0 halftime deficit to win.
“The key, clearly, has been the faith that has had in the team, with 3-1 in the 84th minute”, he explained, according to Marca.
Barcelona are looking to overturn the 0-4 defeat they suffered in Paris on a night which sent shockwaves through the club and arguably brought forward the news of coach Luis Enrique’s departure at the end of the season, reports Xinhua news agency.
Moments later, a foul set up a controversial penalty after Luis Suarez went down with little-to-no contact.
Neymar scored twice and created another to knock PSG out of the Champions League 6-5 on aggregate. Two minutes after Neymar’s first, PSG was whistled for a penalty. “But defensively, despite all risks taken, we pulled off a near flawless game”. Neymar played him a ball over the top and Roberto stretched out his foot to knick a goal.
“I know that we have made history”.
The Gabon global has 21 for the season, and despite Benfica holding firm in the first leg, I think they’ll struggle to keep him quiet again tonight.