On Tuesday, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) defeated Barcelona 1-4 in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals. Raphinha’s early lead for Barcelona was reversed by Ronald Araujo’s expulsion in the 29th minute, according to AFP.
PSG qualified for the Champions League semi-finals by defeating Barcelona
Ousmane Dembele and Vitinha tied the score, setting up Kylian Mbappe’s brace to send PSG into the final four for the first time since 2021.Despite significant expenditure, PSG had yet to win the trophy, but their attacking prowess showed they could. Luis Enrique, the PSG coach and former Barcelona legend who guided Barca to Champions League triumph in 2015, believed his club could recover.
“It looked bad but the team concentrated — whatever happened, we had to beat Barcelona,” Dembele remarked, whistled by former club fans. Barcelona, five-time Champions League winners, were denied a semi-final return for the first time since 2019 by Arujo’s suspension, worsening their European troubles.
The Barcelona player Frenkie de Jong told Movistar, “In Europe playing with 10 you know you will suffer.” “We tried and we fought to be in the semi-finals, it’s a tough blow because we were convinced we could get through.” Lamine Yamal briefly gave Barcelona the lead, but PSG’s persistent attack, led by Bradley Barcola, took over. At the final whistle, PSG won, leaving Barcelona to face another European defeat.
