Araujo red card inspires PSG to stunning comeback over Barcelona

Ronald Araujo red card was the turning point in a 4-1 (6-4 aggregate) defeat

Paris Saint-Germain are through to the Champions League semi-finals after a stunning 4-1 victory over Barcelona on Tuesday.

Kylian Mbappe's two goals helped the French cause, but it was Ronald Araujo's red card that turned the tie, as the Blaugrana saw their dreams vanish after that despite an early lead.

A shock 3-2 victory in the first-leg gave Barcelona a fantastic platform to build upon in their clash with PSG.

Achraf Hakimi's return was welcomed byLuis Enrique in the PSG dugout, whilst he returned Warren Zaire-Emery to the starting XI, despite his criticism of the youngster at the weekend.

Xavi couldn't have wished for a better start on Tuesday evening, with his team soaking up some tepid early PSG attacks, before going 1-0 up through Raphinha.

Lamine Yamal wriggled through defenders on the right flank before reaching the byline and cutting the ball across the box for the Brazilian.

Initially it looked like an own goal, however replays would show the ball struck an unaware Raphinha's standing leg before bouncing into the net.

It was difficult to see how PSG would get back into the tie at that moment, especially with Ronald Araujo defending against Mbappe so well, yet it was to be the Uruguayan who would make a potentially costly error.

Araujo was caught napping and allowed a Bradley Barcola to run in behind and he pulled him to the floor just before the penalty area, receiving a straight red-card for the denial of a clear goalscoring opportunity.

The pressure began to tell immediately and the home fans could sense it. The visiting team probed with Barcola firing a low cross back across the face of the Blaugrana's goal, and it fell to Ousmane