Match report

Barcelona Defeats Paris Saint Germain 3–2 in UEFA Champions League

Paris Saint Germain
Paris Saint Germain
2–3
FT
Barcelona
Barcelona
Apr 10, 2024

Barcelona emerged victorious over Paris Saint Germain with a nail-biting 3–2 victory in the UEFA Champions League. Goals from Raphinha and A. Christensen propelled Barcelona to their win despite an impressive comeback by PSG through O. Dembele and Vitinha.

Key Facts

  • • Final Score: Paris Saint Germain 2–3 Barcelona
  • • Raphinha scored two goals for Barcelona at minutes 37 and 62.
  • • O. Dembele and Vitinha netted for PSG at minutes 48 and 50 respectively.
  • • Barcelona substituted with Lamine Yamal, Pedri, Frenkie de Jong, Ferrán Torres, Fermín López during the match.

Lineups

Paris Saint Germain

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 99 G. Donnarumma (G)
  • 5 Marquinhos (D)
  • 21 L. Hernández (D)
  • 35 Beraldo (D)
  • 25 Nuno Mendes (D)
  • 19 Lee Kang-In (M)
  • 17 Vitinha (M)
  • 8 Fabián Ruiz (M)
  • 10 O. Dembélé (F)
  • 11 Marco Asensio (F)
  • 7 K. Mbappé (F)

Substitutes

  • 29 B. Barcola
  • 33 W. Zaïre-Emery
  • 9 Gonçalo Ramos
  • 80 Arnau Tenas
  • 15 Danilo Pereira
  • 37 M. Škriniar
  • 4 M. Ugarte
  • 42 Y. Zague
  • 23 R. Kolo Muani
  • 41 S. Mayulu
  • 1 K. Navas
  • 28 Carlos Soler

Barcelona

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 1 M. ter Stegen (G)
  • 23 J. Koundé (D)
  • 4 R. Araujo (D)
  • 33 Pau Cubarsí (D)
  • 2 João Cancelo (D)
  • 22 İ. Gündoğan (M)
  • 20 Sergi Roberto (M)
  • 21 F. de Jong (M)
  • 27 Lamine Yamal (F)
  • 9 R. Lewandowski (F)
  • 11 Raphinha (F)

Substitutes

  • 8 Pedri
  • 14 João Félix
  • 15 A. Christensen
  • 7 Ferran Torres
  • 32 Fermín
  • 17 Marcos Alonso
  • 18 Oriol Romeu
  • 13 Iñaki Peña
  • 5 Iñigo Martínez
  • 26 Ander Astralaga
  • 19 Vitor Roque
  • 39 Héctor Fort

Timeline

  1. Barcelona
    34' Barcelona Card · Yellow Card
    S. Roberto

    Foul

  2. Barcelona
    37' Barcelona Goal · Normal Goal
    Raphinha
  3. Paris Saint Germain
    46' Paris Saint Germain subst · Substitution 1
    Off: M. Asensio · On: B. Barcola
  4. Paris Saint Germain
    48' Paris Saint Germain Goal · Normal Goal
    O. Dembele
  5. Paris Saint Germain
    50' Paris Saint Germain Goal · Normal Goal
    Vitinha · Assist: F. Ruiz
  6. Barcelona
    61' Barcelona subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Lamine Yamal · On: João Félix
  7. Barcelona
    61' Barcelona subst · Substitution 1
    Off: S. Roberto · On: Pedri
  8. Barcelona
    62' Barcelona Goal · Normal Goal
    Raphinha · Assist: Pedri
  9. Paris Saint Germain
    65' Paris Saint Germain Card · Yellow Card
    Vitinha

    Foul

  10. Barcelona
    75' Barcelona subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Frenkie de Jong · On: A. Christensen
  11. Barcelona
    76' Barcelona subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Raphinha · On: F. Torres
  12. Barcelona
    77' Barcelona Goal · Normal Goal
    A. Christensen · Assist: I. Gundogan
  13. Barcelona
    82' Barcelona Card · Yellow Card
    P. Cubarsi

    Foul

  14. Paris Saint Germain
    85' Paris Saint Germain subst · Substitution 3
    Off: F. Ruiz · On: G. Ramos
  15. Barcelona
    86' Barcelona subst · Substitution 5
    Off: I. Gundogan · On: Fermín López
  16. Barcelona
    88' Barcelona Card · Yellow Card
    A. Christensen

    Foul

  17. Barcelona
    89' Barcelona Card · Yellow Card
    Fermín López

    Argument

Match Stats

Stat Paris Saint Germain Barcelona
Fouls 14 8
Pass Accuracy 89% 83%
Offsides 4 3
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 18 15
Corners 7 5
Total Passes 567 395
Yellow Cards 2 4
Blocked Shots 8 3
Shots on Target 6 7
xG 1.28 1.90
Shots off Target 4 5
Possession 59% 41%
Accurate Passes 503 328
Shots Inside Box 13 11
Saves 3 4
Shots Outside Box 5 4

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Raphinha's goal at minute 37 gave Barcelona an early lead, setting a confident tone for their performance.
  • ▸ PSG's quick response with goals from O. Dembele and Vitinha in the 48th and 50th minutes turned the momentum in their favor, but Barcelona managed to regain control.