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Barcelona surged to a three-goal lead at Camp Nou on Wednesday in the Champions League, but the Spanish club was soon back on the brink of missing the quarterfinals for the first time in almost a decade after PSG scored.

And somehow the found all three within those seven minutes.

It was Barcelona who prevailed in the end and made it to the quarter-finals of the competition. There will be a lot of love-making happening tonight. “I have never seen a better communion between team and supporters”.

“Already Barcelona’s most risky player from the first leg, or the least worst anyway, Barcelona can thank Neymar for its place in the quarter-final for the 10th year in succession”. If we believe, if we play, it is hard to stop Barca.

“Their goal to make it 3-1 was a big blow but a miracle occurred”.

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“After our first-leg win, the aim of reaching the quarter-finals was legitimate, but we know in football that that doesn’t mean anything”.

“The treble? A month ago, no-one believed it was possible so we still don’t want to carry that burden”.

Overall Luis Enrique’s men were relentless in their pressing, unafraid to chase down every ball, contest every challenge and give their all.

Since Luis Enrique took over in the 2014-15 season, Barcelona outscored opponents by four goals or more in 27 of the 79 matches it played at the Camp Nou, meaning it earned the result it needs on Wednesday once in almost every three matches.

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“I left some ligaments on the pitch but it was worth it!” he said.

“A feat like this does everyone good and I’m delighted to enjoy a moment like this. This win is dedicated to them”.

“It’s insane. After Paris, many people spoke hard about our team but tonight was special, we made history”, the Croatian told BT Sport. It’s clearly for insane people. “No child or adult here at Camp Nou will forget this night”, Enrique said.

As for PSG, how about this for a statistic. The refereeing went against us and we lost everything in the closing minutes.

It was the most extraordinary game I’ve ever had the privilege of watching and there can be no doubt that Barcelona’s character – tremendous fighting spirit, pride in the team’s colours and stoic refusal to be beaten – fully deserved the outcome.