
Paris Saint-Germain vs Barcelona, 2020-21 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16
· 2nd Leg - Paris Saint-Germain advance 5-2 on aggregate1 - 1
2nd Leg - Paris Saint-Germain advance 5-2 on aggregate
PSG hold off Barcelona to reach Champions League quarterfinals
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PSG survived an upset-minded Barcelona to reach the Champions League quarterfinals, 5-2 on aggregate, after a 1-1 draw in their second leg.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain).
- 1': Sergiño Dest (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Óscar Mingueza.
- 3': Attempt missed. Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Julian Draxler with a cross following a corner.
- 4': Foul by Óscar Mingueza (Barcelona).
- 4': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Attempt missed. Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) with an attempt from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Julian Draxler with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 6': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Layvin Kurzawa.
- 7': Attempt missed. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) header from a difficult angle on the right is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross following a corner.
- 7': Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain).
- 7': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 9': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 10': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 13': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann following a fast break.
- 16': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
- 17': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Presnel Kimpembe.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Óscar Mingueza (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a cross.
- 18': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Idrissa Gueye.
- 18': Foul by Óscar Mingueza (Barcelona).
- 18': Leandro Paredes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 22': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Marquinhos.
- 23': Attempt saved. Sergiño Dest (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 24': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 25': Foul by Óscar Mingueza (Barcelona).
- 25': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Óscar Mingueza (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Foul by Óscar Mingueza (Barcelona).
- 26': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Óscar Mingueza.
- 28': Penalty Paris Saint Germain. Mauro Icardi draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 28': Penalty conceded by Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 29': VAR Decision: Penalty Paris Saint Germain.
- 30': Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Barcelona 0. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 33': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 33': Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 35': Substitution, Barcelona. Junior Firpo replaces Óscar Mingueza.
- 36': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a cross.
- 37': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Barcelona 1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Pedri.
- 38': Foul by Junior Firpo (Barcelona).
- 38': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 41': Foul by Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain).
- 41': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Attempt saved. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 42': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
- 43': Foul by Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain).
- 43': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Penalty Barcelona. Antoine Griezmann draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+1': Penalty conceded by Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+3': Penalty saved! Lionel Messi (Barcelona) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
- 45'+3': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Marco Verratti.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Barcelona 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 1, Barcelona 1.
- 45': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Abdou Diallo replaces Layvin Kurzawa.
- 48': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 48': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Hand ball by Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain).
- 50': Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain).
- 50': Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Leandro Paredes (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ángel Di María replaces Julian Draxler.
- 60': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Danilo Pereira replaces Idrissa Gueye.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a through ball.
- 66': Substitution, Barcelona. Trincão replaces Sergiño Dest.
- 67': Foul by Abdou Diallo (Paris Saint Germain).
- 67': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Marquinhos.
- 69': Attempt saved. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) header from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross.
- 69': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Marco Verratti.
- 72': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Marquinhos.
- 73': Foul by Alessandro Florenzi (Paris Saint Germain).
- 73': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Trincão (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 76': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Colin Dagba replaces Alessandro Florenzi because of an injury.
- 78': Offside, Barcelona. Jordi Alba tries a through ball, but Ousmane Dembélé is caught offside.
- 78': Substitution, Barcelona. Miralem Pjanic replaces Pedri.
- 78': Substitution, Barcelona. Martin Braithwaite replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
- 79': Substitution, Barcelona. Ilaix Moriba replaces Sergio Busquets.
- 83': Attempt missed. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 84': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Rafinha replaces Marco Verratti.
- 85': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic.
- 87': Foul by Miralem Pjanic (Barcelona).
- 87': Rafinha (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Rafinha (Paris Saint Germain).
- 88': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain).
- 89': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mauro Icardi following a fast break.
- 90'+2': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Colin Dagba.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Junior Firpo (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Barcelona 1.
- 0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Barcelona 1.
Statistics
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PSG![]() |
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9 | Fouls | 11 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 0 |
9 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
2 | Saves | 9 |
72.1 | Possession | 27.9 |
21 | SHOTS | 7 |
10 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
770 | Accurate Passes | 259 |
854 | Passes | 328 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
6 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
19 | Crosses | 6 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
30 | Long Balls | 38 |
25 | Accurate Long Balls | 14 |
0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
5 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
15 | Tackles | 26 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
11 | Interceptions | 20 |
2 | Effective Clearances | 29 |
2 | Clearances | 29 |
Game Information
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Line-Ups
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Keylor Navas (GK) |
3 | Presnel Kimpembe |
5 | Marquinhos |
20 | Layvin Kurzawa ![]() |
24 | Alessandro Florenzi |
8 | Leandro Paredes ![]() |
6 | Marco Verratti |
27 | Idrissa Gueye ![]() |
9 | Mauro Icardi ![]() |
7 | Kylian Mbappé |
23 | Julian Draxler |
Barcelona (3-4-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
21 | Frenkie de Jong ![]() |
15 | Clément Lenglet ![]() |
28 | Óscar Mingueza ![]() |
16 | Pedri |
5 | Sergio Busquets |
7 | Antoine Griezmann |
18 | Jordi Alba |
2 | Sergiño Dest |
10 | Lionel Messi |
11 | Ousmane Dembélé |
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