UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Barcelona WWWWD 3
–
Paris Saint-Germain LWWWW 1
1st2ndT
BAR123
PSG011
1st Leg · Parc des Princes · 45,893 att.

Match Report

MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP/Getty Images

Barcelona beat PSG in Champions League as Luis Suarez nets brace

Barcelona have one foot in the last four of the Champions League after Luis Suarez scored a brace in a 3-1 victory away to Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their quarterfinal.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

12
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
6
4
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
3
65.6
Possession
34.4
11
SHOTS
8
6
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
701
Accurate Passes
331
777
Passes
394
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
1
10
Crosses
16
0.0
Cross %
0.1
44
Long Balls
38
30
Accurate Long Balls
14
0.7
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
3
20
Effective Tackles
12
26
Tackles
15
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
14
Effective Clearances
10
14
Clearances
10

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-2

Lineups

PSG · 4-3-3

  1. 30Salvatore SiriguG
  2. 5MarquinhosCD-L
  3. 2Thiago SilvaCD-R
  4. 17MaxwellLB
  5. 23Gregory van der WielRB
  6. 4Yohan CabayeCM
  7. 14Blaise MatuidiLM
  8. 25Adrien RabiotRM
  9. 9Edinson CavaniF
  10. 27Javier PastoreLF
  11. 22Ezequiel LavezziRF

Substitutes

  1. 21Lucas DigneSUB
  2. 34Presnel KimpembeSUB
  3. 7Lucas MouraSUB
  4. 15Jean-Christophe BahebeckSUB
  5. 1Nicolas DouchezSUB
  6. 6Zoumana CamaraSUB
  7. 32David LuizSUB

BAR · 4-3-3

  1. 1Marc-André ter StegenG
  2. 14Javier MascheranoCD-L
  3. 3Gerard PiquéCD-R
  4. 18Jordi AlbaLB
  5. 2Martín MontoyaRB
  6. 5Sergio BusquetsCM
  7. 8Andrés IniestaLM
  8. 4Ivan RakitićRM
  9. 9Luis SuárezF
  10. 11NeymarLF
  11. 10Lionel MessiRF

Substitutes

  1. 12RafinhaSUB
  2. 13Claudio BravoSUB
  3. 6XaviSUB
  4. 24Jérémy MathieuSUB
  5. 21AdrianoSUB
  6. 15Marc BartraSUB
  7. 7PedroSUB

Timeline

  1. 18' Goal! Paris Saint-Germain 0, Barcelona 1. Neymar (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
  2. 21' Substitution, Paris Saint-Germain. David Luiz replaces Thiago Silva because of an injury.
  3. 32' Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 37' Yohan Cabaye (Paris Saint-Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 53' Substitution, Barcelona. Xavi replaces Andrés Iniesta because of an injury.
  6. 54' Lionel Messi (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 65' Substitution, Paris Saint-Germain. Lucas Moura replaces Adrien Rabiot.
  8. 67' Goal! Paris Saint-Germain 0, Barcelona 2. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martín Montoya.
  9. 74' Substitution, Barcelona. Jeremy Mathieu replaces Ivan Rakitic.
  10. 79' Goal! Paris Saint-Germain 0, Barcelona 3. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Javier Mascherano.
  11. 80' Substitution, Barcelona. Adriano replaces Martín Montoya.
  12. 82' Own Goal by Jeremy Mathieu, Barcelona. Paris Saint-Germain 1, Barcelona 3.

UEFA Champions League News

All news
News Associated Press Bayern Munich's Vincent Kompany 'stable,' could be away for weeks after collapse Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany will have more tests to determine why he collapsed during a training session the previous day, the club said Saturday. News ESPN News Services Bruno Fernandes' home burgled during Man United loss against Como Bruno Fernandes returned from Italy after losing to Como with Manchester United in the early hours of Thursday morning and had to deal with a robbery at his house. News PA Wayne Rooney: Bruno Fernandes, Man United players acting like 'babies' Wayne Rooney has lambasted Manchester United's squad for acting like "babies" and urged Bruno Fernandes and Lisandro Martínez to look in the mirror. News James Olley In-the-dark Kane trying not to 'stress' over Monday's Ballon d'Or reveal Bayern striker Harry Kane said he would prefer to know ahead of time whether he has won the Ballon D'Or, adding he is still in the dark over Monday's decision.