Cancelo claims trolls wished death on unborn daughter after Barca defeat by PSG

Joao Cancelo has slammed the trolls who wished death on his unborn daughter after Barcelona's Champions League exit.

Barca took a narrow lead back to Catalunya ahead of the second leg of their quarter-final against Paris Saint-Germain, only to be blown away by Luis Enrique's team. Centre-back Ronald Araujo was sent off and Cancelo conceded a second-half penalty as PSG won 4-1 on the night and 6-4 on aggregate.

The Portugal international is on loan at Barcelona from Manchester City and could yet make the move permanent in the summer. He has played 35 times this term, starting nine out of 10 Champions League games under Xavi.

It has been a frustrating season under the outgoing manager, with a big gap to league leaders Real Madrid opening up ahead of this weekend's Clasico. That doesn't excuse the abuse levelled at players, though, with Cancelo opening up on some of the vile messages to come his way.

"People say all sorts," Cancelo told ESPN. "There are comments on Instagram wishing death upon my daughter who's not even been born yet. They would not say it to my face, because we would have a problem, but in the comments they write what they want.

"They're offensive to my partner, my daughter, our unborn baby. It's a cruel world and you have to know how to live with it. I know how to, but I just don't know what to say anymore.

"Wishing death upon a baby is really serious. People don't think about the person behind the footballer they see on the television. We are humans, too. We are just the same."

Sunday's match against Real Madrid will represent the last time manager Xavi leads his team out against their rivals before leaving in the summer. The reverse fixture ended 2-1 to the team from the capital, with Jude Bellingham scoring a