Barcelona vs. PSG: As it happened
See how we lived this incredible Champions League last-16 second leg between Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain.
FULL-TIME
The referee blows the whistle and Barcelona achieve the unbelievable and win 6-1 against PSG and are into the last eight of the Champions League. They made the impossible possible!
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL FOR BARCA! INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!!!!
Sergi Roberto converts a pass from Neymar! Only Barca can do this! They score their sixth goal of the night and win this tie literally in the last second.
Verratti fouls Messi
and sees yellow.
Substitution for PSG
Krychowiak replaces Meunier
Five additional minutes!
What can still happen?
GOOOOAL FOR BARCA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There is the fifth! Neymar scores straight from the penalty sport.
PENALTY FOR BARCA
Neymar scores!
Marquinhos is booked
for a foul on Suarez in the box
GOOOOAL FOR BARCA
Neymar curls it into the top corner
Di Maria brings down Neymar
Barcelona have a free kick outside the PSG box
Substitution for Barca
Andre Gomes replaces Rakitic
Whistles around the stadium
Not a lot is happening. Barcelona enjoy possession in the final third of the field but PSG don't let anything happen. It seems like they have theis sport in the quarter-final save.
Substitution for Barca
Sergi Roberto is in, Rafinha is out
Substitution for PSG
Aurier replaces Draxler
Messi tries again
Messi but his effort goes wide
Barca don't give up!
Neymar has an attempt on goal, but Trapp saves.
Only 20 minutes left
Barcelona need to score three times to advance to the quarter-finals.
Chance for Barca
Turan comes straight into the action, but his effort is blocked on the line.
Suarez is booked
He gets booked for diving in the PSG box after going down theatrically, once again.
Neymar is booked
for a foul on Marquinhos.
Substitution for Barca
Turan replaces Iniesta
Cavani tries again!
This could have been the second for PSG but Ter Stegen saves.
GOAL FOR PSG!
There it is! Cavani smashes the free-kick into the top corner.
Rakiticis booked
for a foul on Draxler.
Barcelona are playing a high line
They have to be more careful on the counter
Substitution for PSG
Di Maria replaces Lucas
Huge chance for PSG
Cavani hits the post! This could have been the all-important goal for PSG tonight.
GOOOAL FOR BARCA
Messi scores the penalty! Just one more!
50 min: GOAL GOAL GOAL GOAL GOAL GOAL GOAL GOAL GOAL GOAL! #MESSI!
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) 8 de marzo de 2017
FCB 3-0 PSG (agg. 3-4) #FCBPSG #FCBLive #ForçaBarça! pic.twitter.com/rmUbXqqaNP
Penalty for Barcelona!
Meunier slips and Neymar goes down with him...a penalty is rewarded to Barca
A PSG corner comes out to Draxler
but his effort is high and wide
No changes so far
So far the players remain the same in both teams
Kick-off for the second half
PSG resume the action
Both teams are back on the pitch
Let's see what this second half brings...
What a first half!
Barcelona are half-way through their comeback. They just need two more goals to do the impossible. That is, if PSG don't score.
Half-time!
The referee blows the whistle
Corner for Barca
Neymar delivers it
Barca fight hard to score a third time before the break
but PSG's defence closes up
Three minutes of added time
and the first half will be over.
Booking for PSG
Cavani is booked for dissent.
SECOND GOAL FOR BARCA
Iniesta shoots the ball into the PSG box and PSG player Kurzawa turns it into his own net after making contact with his own goalkeeper. Anyway, second goal for Barca!
Lucas seems hurt after a challenge with Umtiti.
He resceives treatment and is back on his feet.
Busquets is booked
The yellow is for dissent
Luis Suarez tries again!
But his effort goes straight at the PSG goalkeeper and he saves
Chance for PSG!
Lucas Moura strikes but Ter Stegen saves
Chance for Barca!
Iniesta hits from the distance but he misses teh goal
Barcelona have another free kick
Messi tries again but his effort goes straight into the wall
Yellow for Pique
He is booked for tackling Cavani
Barca are patient
PSG are compact in their defence.
HUGE CHANCE FOR BARCA
Neymar's curling effort goes wide
Free kick for Barca
Messi's effort flies over the crossbar.
Yellow for Draxler
He pushed Messi on the way to the goal and gets booked
PSG are weaking up
They start to threaten the Barcelona goal
PSG ask for penalty
Mascherano handles a Draxler cross inside the Barcelona box , the penalty is not given
Neymar wants a penalty
He smashed a cross into the PSG, but the referee is not interested
Barcelona look to maintain the pressure
Barcelona are pressing the away side high up the pitch
First yellow card!
Matuidi (PSG) is booked for challenging Umtiti.
GOOOAL FOR BARCA
Suarez heads home in the 3rd minute...with such a start anything is possible!
Barcelona have the ball
The hosts have taken control of the possession in the early moments here.
KICK-OFF!
The hosts get us underway at Camp Nou
The teams are coming out of the tunnel!
Let's listen to the hymn of the Champions League and get this match underway.
Only a few minutes left
What an atmosphere at Camp Nou!
Both teams are warming up
PSG has been on the pitch for quite some time, the Barcelona players are warming up as well now
It is not going to be easy for Barcelona
PSG are on a 16-match unbeaten run
Paris St-Germain are on a 16-match unbeaten run, stretching back almost three months, and have scored 46 goals in that period. #UCL pic.twitter.com/uXD158L85Q
— Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) 8 de marzo de 2017
Only 30 minutes till kick-off
Will Barcelona achieve one of the greatest come-backs in football history?
PSG are ready for tonight
The Parisian players on their way to the Camp Nou, they have an amazing 4-0 to defend:
Next stop: Camp Nou ! #FCBPSG #Fire pic.twitter.com/0I84jgJ45E
— PSG English (@PSG_English) 8 de marzo de 2017
Luis Enrique counts with the atmosphere at Camp Nou to achieve the miracle
The Barcelona trainer knows exactly how the atmosphere has to be:
@LUISENRIQUE21: "Camp Nou needs to be like a pressure cooker, ready to explode." https://t.co/Wvs8V1ln8n #FCBlive #UCL
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) 7 de marzo de 2017
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Barcelona dreams of a come-back
It is hard to achieve this considering the 4-0 down, but if there is a team capable of achieving such a miracle, then it's Fc Barcelona.
See how the match- day dawned:
How matchday dawned at Camp Nou...
— Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) 8 de marzo de 2017
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Here are the official line-ups!
These are the eleven playing for Barcelona:
XI: Ter Stegen; Piqué, Umtiti, Mascherano; Rafinha, Iniesta, Busquets, Rakitic; Messi, Suárez, Neymar.
Subs: Cillessen, Turan, Alcacer, Jordi Alba, Digne, Sergi Roberto, Andre Gomes.
These are the players on the field for PSG:
XI: Trapp; Meunier, Thiago Silva, Marquinhos, Kurzawa; Rabiot, Matuidi, Verratti; Draxler, Lucas Moura, Cavani
Subs: Areola, Kimpembe, Krychowiak, Pastore, Di Maria, Aurier, Ben Arfa.
Follow live updates of tonight's second leg Champions League Round Of 16 match between Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain. Kick-off ist at 20.45 at Camp Nou.