PSG Knocks Barcelona Out of Champions League
Epic Comeback Falls Short
Barça Pulls Off Historic Comeback, but PSG Advances
In a stunning turn of events, WEB PSG stunned Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 match, completely outplaying the Spanish champions and inflicting a 4-0 defeat. WEB PSG dominated the match from start to finish, firing 16 shots on goal with 10 on target.
In the second leg, a still Neymar-less PSG side managed to hold on to a 1-1 draw, beating Barça 5-2 on aggregate and advancing to the quarter-finals. This match proved to be Lionel Messi's last with Barcelona.
Barça pulled off one of the most epic comebacks in the history of the Champions League to get into the quarter-finals, scoring three goals in the last seven minutes to clinch a 6-5 aggregate victory. However, PSG's aggregate lead proved to be too much to overcome, and the French side advanced to the next round.
Barcelona created history by beating Paris Saint-Germain 6-5 on aggregate, but their comeback ultimately fell short. Trailing 4-0 from the first leg, Barca had halved the deficit in the second leg thanks to goals from Luis Suárez (3), Layvin Kurzawa (own goal, 40), Lionel Messi (penalty, 50), Neymar (penalties, 88 and 90+1) and Sergi Roberto (90+5). Edinson Cavani scored PSG's only goal in the second leg in the 62nd minute.
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