Paris Saint-Germain booked their place in the Champions League semi-final for the first time in three years after producing a sensational comeback to beat Barcelona 6-4 on aggregate.
Trailing 3-2 after the first leg at the Parc des Princes, PSG went further behind inside the opening 15 minutes as Raphinha put Barcelona ahead on the night and two in front in the tie. However, PSG were handed a lifeline on the half-hour mark when Ronald Araujo was shown a straight red card.
It was one-way traffic from that point onwards and PSG pulled one back as Ousmane Dembele scored from close range just before half-time. Luis Enrique's side levelled after the break through Vitinha, before Kylian Mbappe kept his cool to convert a penalty and edge them into the lead.
And as Barcelona were pushing to level, PSG caught them on the counterattack and put the game to bed. After seeing an effort saved moments before, Mbappe lashed the ball into the bottom corner to secure a 4-2 victory on the night and a 6-4 win on aggregate, sparking wild scenes among the travelling support. Here are five talking points from the match...
Just as Barcelona looked like they were cruising through to the semi-final, their task was made a whole lot harder when they were reduced to 10 men. In the 29th minute, Ronald Araujo was given a straight red card for bringing down Barcola just outside the edge of the box and denying a goalscoring opportunity.
Araujo protested his innocence and claimed he had Pau Cubarsi coming across to spare him the dismissal but referee Istvan Kovacs was in no doubt. VAR official Marco Fritz had a closer look at the incident, agreed with Kovacs and decided that a red card was the correct call.
Ever since Barcelona were reduced down to 10 men, it
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