Parisiens get revenge! Barca 1-4 PSG (agg 4-6): Mbappe nets, Araujo sees red
French giants take huge step to ending Champions League drought with controversial comeback
0' The match is about to start!
12' GOAL! Barcelona 1-0 PSG (Raphinha)
20' CHANCE! Lewandowski's shot over the bar
27' Mbappe's shot stopped
29' Red Card! Ronald Araujo sent off
40' GOAL! Barcelona 1-1 PSG (Dembele)
45' Dembele's shot inches wide
48' Achraf's shot stopped
50' Yellow Card! Lewandowski booked
52' Fabian Ruiz's shot inches wide
54' GOAL! Barcelona 1-2 PSG (Vitinha)
56' Red Card! Xavi sent off
61' Penalty Goal! Barcelona 1-3 PSG (Mbappe)
73' Lewandowski's long shot stopped by Donnarumma
89' GOAL! Barcelona 1-4 PSG (Mbappe)
KYLIAN MBAPPE’S brace fired PSG into the semis as Barcelona imploded.
The French superstar is off this summer but Mbappe could yet land them a first Champions League after his penalty and late strike completed the turnaround against the 10-man Catalans.
Barca held a 3-2 advantage and took the lead but defender Ronald Araujo and boss Xavi were sent off before Joao Cancelo’s reckless tackle for the decisive spot kick.
The hosts had one foot in the semis 12 minutes in when ex-Leeds favourite Raphinha bundled home 16-year-old sensation Lamine Yamal’s brilliant assist early on.
But disaster struck when Araujo was shown a straight red for hauling Bradley Barcola down when the speedster was in on goal.
The electric Yamal was sacrificed for an extra defender but the hosts could only hold on for 10 minutes.
Barcola did the damage again down the left with a brilliant low cross, with ex-Barca man Ousmane Dembele burying a brilliant first-time finish after Kylian Mbappe missed it.
With the Camp Nou still getting a refurb, the locals packed in the Olympic Stadium grew
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