PSG 1-1 Barcelona (total: 5-2): Champions League – how it happened | Football

Paris Saint-Germain are among the round of 16 reassembled it never happened, but Barcelona has at least restored some pride, although it will curse its rebellious finish. Messi hit a spectacular goal from a distance, but missed a penalty, while others, especially Dembele, created other chances. PSG’s goal was the result of an unfortunate penalty decision in his favor and defended well in the second half; its brilliance was shown in the first hand. Barça have not been eliminated at this stage of the tournament since 2007.

90 min: Mbappe burns the field on the counterattack, deceives Lenglet with a pass and comes face to face with the goalkeeper. It goes to the blaster in the upper corner … but it hits everything wrong, passing the ball up and away.

87 min: Danilo stops an attack by Barcelona with an excellent tackle at the entrance of his own area, then launches a counterattack. Di Maria has teammates on his left and right, with Barcelona overexposed … but he dulls the ball.

85 min: Griezmann hits the ball high, over the bar, from the edge of the area, after a fluid move from Barcelona. PSG is almost there …

81 min: PSG finally tries to kill the game on the counterattack. Mbappe passes to Icardi, whose 16-yard finish is worse than anything Demeble has achieved today.

75 min: Alba rolls the ball in front of the goal. Diallo does just enough to prevent Dembele from putting him on the net. The striker could have made a hat-trick today if he were a little firmer.

74 min: Freekick for Barcelona near the left corner of the PSG area, after Florenzi pushed Messi onto the grass. MEssi attacks in the six-yard area, from where Icardi keeps him away.

72 min: Trincao unmasks Diallo and then throws a high ball in the face of the goal. Alba reaches far beyond the second post and sends him back to the danger zone, but PSG manages to escape.

70 min: Twenty minutes to go and Barcelona need three goals just to force extra time. It seems absurd … but the way they are playing, if they can get a logo. you feel that anything can happen ….

69 min: Most beautiful last-minute defense by Marquinhos and Danilo sabotages another dangerous attack by Barcelona. From the resulting corner, Navas reacts intelligently to hit a Busquets header near the post!

67 min: Messi becomes the first player to pass the impressive Diallo since the substitute’s arrival, but his cross goes over the goal.

65 min: Pedri’s Foxy skills largely on the left side, followed by a beautiful pass on the pitch. Barcelona work to the limit of the area, but then their attacks fail in a solid defense of PSG.

63 min: PSG in possession of the ball in the opposing midfield. They don’t do much with it, but they will be happy, as long as they keep Barça at that point.

61 min: Delicate Barcelona game … followed by a loud bang in the area as Barça try to force the ball over the line. Marquinhos slides to make a magnificent block in a six-meter shot from Messi!

59 min: PSG substitution: Danilo on, Gueye off, probably because he has a yellow card.

59 min: PSG replacement: Di Maria on, Draxler off. The German had little impact on the proceedings.

57 min: Marquinhos comes out of defense to intercept Messi’s pass.

55 min: at the beginning of this semester, PSG suggested that Pochettino told them to press much harder and stop backing so deep. But that did not last long, because Barça forced them to return.

53 min: Dembele makes another smart run and is chosen from the box. He manages to detach himself from the marker and shove the ball into the goal, but too far from any teammate.

50 min: Gueye sees yellow for stepping on Griezmann’s foot in an ill-judged attempt to win the ball in midfield. Again, this is a symptom of PSG’s overall slowness compared to its opponents.

48 min: Diallo’s more solid work, which again prevents a promising explosion from Dest. But Barça is even sharper in most other areas of the field.

47 min: Diallo does well in his first involvement, showing composure to get up and expropriate Dest, thus ending a threatening attack.

46 min: Pochettino made a change during the break, introducing Diallo to Kurzawa on the left side.

BT just showed the replay of Navas’ defense, showing that the penalty should have been taken again, as the ball was removed from the post by Verratti, who was inside the D when Messi took the penalty. The strange thing is that the VAR checked at the time, but did not notice … even so, they gave a penalty before for an accidental error outside the ball.

“Having just seen that ridiculous decision, it is very clear that the problem with VAR is not the system, it is the English authorities,” says David Singleton. “In yesterday’s hectic Juve-Porto game, the VAR was hardly worth noting, and tonight the English officials gave a ridiculous penalty. The real question is, if Luiz was expelled for accidental contact in the box, which apparently was a barrier penalty against the Wolves, why was it not a red card? Bad decisions are one thing, but the inconsistencies are surprising. “

That half was that! This leaves us with many reasons to think that this tie is alive, after all. Barcelona could already be tied, but their submission was poor – except when Messi hit one in the net from miles away; Dembele missed several opportunities, Dest had a shot pushed into the bar and Messi had a penalty saved, and all after PSG went on to a seemingly insurmountable advantage thanks to a lucky penalty. Pochettino needs to get his players together at halftime because there may be a traffic jam here. Barça have hope …

45 + 2 min: The VAR check is complete. The game starts again with a corner for Barça, which is triggered by Busquets … and Florenzi clears the line!

Navas goes on the right track and turns Messi’s poor penalty to the bar and out! Incroyable! But wait, there’s a review of the VAr in progress …

Anthony Taylor points to the mark after Griezmann was caught in the area by Kurzawa, who was trying to clear a bouncing ball!

43 min: This is impressive for Barça and alarming for PSG, who are at stake, unable to steady themselves in midfield and appear to be slower across the field. Except when they manage to pass the ball to Mbappe on a counterattack, obviously.

41 min: Dembele replaces the ball from the bottom line to Busquets at the end of the area. The midfielder hits the ball the first time, forcing Navas to a difficult knee defense.