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UEFA Champions League

Tuesday, 21 April 2015,

Barcelona
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Paris SG
  • Kickoff: 19:45 BST
  • Stadium: Estadio Camp Nou
  • Referee: -
  • Stadium: Estadio Camp Nou
  • Attendance: 84,477
  • 14' Neymar
  • 34' Neymar

    Barcelona

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    Paris Saint-Germain

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    Of all the challenges facing Paris St Germain ahead of Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final return leg at Barcelona, the biggest is to actually believe they can achieve something great at the Nou Camp.

    At least that is the opinion of midfielder Blaise Matuidi.

    PSG lost 3-1 to Barca last week in France but will be bolstered by the return of midfielder Marco Verratti and former Barca striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic from suspension.

    ``We have to go to the Camp Nou without a complex and try everything to achieve the feat,'' Matuidi told L'Equipe.

    ``We will have to show a lot of heart and we will also have to defend very well, something that we failed to do in the first leg.''

    Laurent Blanc's men are without captain Thiago Silva, who failed a late fitness test and has remained in Paris, as well as the injured Thiago Motta and suspended Serge Aurier.

    The Brazilian defender missed Saturday's 3-1 triumph at Nice, which kept PSG second in the Ligue 1 standings, and has not recovered from a thigh injury he picked up against Barca in the first meeting.

    Barca coach Luis Enrique, whose side is in last eight of the competition for a record eighth consecutive season, says his team's passage to the semi-finals is not guaranteed.

    ``We need another big game in order to qualify,'' he said. ``We have an advantage but nothing is decided.

    ``The biggest challenge for us is that we face a strong rival whose only option is to win.''

    Luis Enrique will be hoping to celebrate his 50th match in charge of Barca by clinching a 42nd win.

    The former Spain international is the only Barcelona coach to have claimed that many victories in his first 50 games.

    ``We approach this game with the same mentality as the first leg,'' Luis Enrique said. ``We want to win.

    ``Ibrahimovic is one of the best centre-forwards in the world and it will be an extra motivation for us to stop him.''

    Lionel Messi, who scored his 400th goal for Barca in Saturday's 2-0 triumph over Valencia to keep his team two points clear of Real Madrid at the top of the Primera Division, will play alongside Luis Suarez and Neymar in attack.

    ``Leo is in great form,'' Luis Enrique said. ``To have reached 400 goals is unique, unrepeatable.''

    Barca also have Suarez in top shape.

    Suarez struck twice against PSG to increase his Champions League tally to six goals and scored his team's opener against Valencia.

    ``I feel I am helping the team with goals and assists,'' the Uruguay forward said.

    PSG have already beaten Barca this season, a 3-2 win in Paris in the group stages back in September.

    ``Our biggest challenge is complacency,'' Suarez said. ``PSG have top players capable of turning around the tie.''

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    91'+2

    End Regular Time

    91'+2

    Second Half ends, Barcelona 2, Paris Saint-Germain 0.

    91'+1

    Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro.

    91'+1

    Pedro (Barcelona) Assists Shot at 92'

    91'

    Salvatore Sirigu (Paris Saint-Germain ) Free Kick at 91'

    91'

    Maxwell (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

    91'

    Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) Blocked Pass at 91'

    90'

    Javier Mascherano (Barcelona) Free Kick at 90'

    89'

    Xavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

    89'

    Attempt saved. Ezequiel Lavezzi (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

    89'

    Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain ) Assists Shot at 89'

    89'

    Lucas Moura (Paris Saint-Germain ) Blocked Pass at 89'

    89'

    Xavi (Barcelona) Blocked Pass at 89'

    88'

    David Luiz (Paris Saint-Germain ) Blocked Pass at 88'

    87'

    Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) Blocked Pass at 87'

    86'

    Attempt missed. Lucas Moura (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Javier Pastore.

    86'

    Javier Pastore (Paris Saint-Germain ) Assists Shot at 86'

    85'

    Jordi Alba (Barcelona) Throw In at 85'

    85'

    Gregory Van Der Wiel (Paris Saint-Germain ) Blocked Pass at 85'

    83'

    Dani Alves (Barcelona) Corner Kick at 83'

    83'

    Dani Alves (Barcelona) Blocked Pass at 83'

    81'

    Jordi Alba (Barcelona) Free Kick at 81'

    81'

    Neymar (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

    80'

    Javier Pastore (Paris Saint-Germain ) Blocked Pass at 80'

    80'

    Substitution, Paris Saint-Germain. Adrien Rabiot replaces Blaise Matuidi.

    80'

    Substitution, Paris Saint-Germain. Ezequiel Lavezzi replaces Edinson Cavani.

    79'

    Attempt missed. Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.

    79'

    Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain ) Assists Shot at 79'

    79'

    Attempt blocked. Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Edinson Cavani.

    76'

    Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Gregory Van der Wiel.

    75'

    Dani Alves (Barcelona) Free Kick at 75'

    75'

    Substitution, Barcelona. Pedro replaces Luis Suárez.

    74'

    Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) Blocked Pass at 74'

    74'

    Offside, Paris Saint-Germain. Javier Pastore tries a through ball, but Blaise Matuidi is caught offside.

    74'

    Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain ) Blocked Pass at 74'

    73'

    Attempt saved. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Edinson Cavani.

    73'

    Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain ) Assists Shot at 73'

    73'

    Lucas Moura (Paris Saint-Germain ) Blocked Pass at 73'

    73'

    Javier Mascherano (Barcelona) Free Kick at 73'

    72'

    Jordi Alba (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

    71'

    Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by David Luiz.

    71'

    Dani Alves (Barcelona) Corner Kick at 71'

    71'

    Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) Free Kick at 71'

    71'

    Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

    70'

    Dani Alves (Barcelona) Free Kick at 70'

    70'

    Xavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.

    69'

    Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain ) Free Kick at 69'

    69'

    Foul by Luis Suárez (Barcelona).

    69'

    Xavi (Barcelona) Free Kick at 69'

    68'

    Neymar (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.

    67'

    Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain ) Free Kick at 67'

    67'

    Lucas Moura (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

    67'

    Gregory Van Der Wiel (Paris Saint-Germain ) Throw In at 67'

    66'

    Substitution, Paris Saint-Germain. Lucas Moura replaces Yohan Cabaye.

    65'

    Gregory Van Der Wiel (Paris Saint-Germain ) Blocked Pass at 65'

    65'

    Jordi Alba (Barcelona) Free Kick at 65'

    64'

    David Luiz (Paris Saint-Germain ) Free Kick at 64'

    63'

    Offside, Barcelona. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.

    62'

    Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Free Kick at 62'

    62'

    Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

    62'

    Jordi Alba (Barcelona) Throw In at 62'

    61'

    Jordi Alba (Barcelona) Throw In at 61'

    61'

    Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) Free Kick at 61'

    61'

    Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.

    60'

    Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Free Kick at 60'

    60'

    Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.

    59'

    Attempt missed. Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

    59'

    Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain ) Assists Shot at 59'

    59'

    Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain ) Blocked Pass at 59'

    56'

    Xavi (Barcelona) Free Kick at 56'

    55'

    Xavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

    55'

    Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) Free Kick at 55'

    55'

    Substitution, Barcelona. Sergi Roberto replaces Sergio Busquets.

    54'

    Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

    54'

    Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) Blocked Pass at 54'

    54'

    Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) Blocked Pass at 54'

    54'

    Dani Alves (Barcelona) Throw In at 54'

    53'

    Xavi (Barcelona) Free Kick at 53'

    53'

    Xavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

    53'

    Maxwell (Paris Saint-Germain ) Throw In at 53'

    52'

    Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) Free Kick at 52'

    52'

    Offside, Paris Saint-Germain. Maxwell tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.

    52'

    Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Neymar.

    52'

    Neymar (Barcelona) Assists Shot at 52'

    52'

    Javier Pastore (Paris Saint-Germain ) Blocked Pass at 52'

    51'

    Jordi Alba (Barcelona) Throw In at 51'

    50'

    Attempt missed. Yohan Cabaye (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Javier Pastore.

    50'

    Javier Pastore (Paris Saint-Germain ) Assists Shot at 50'

    50'

    Maxwell (Paris Saint-Germain ) Throw In at 50'

    50'

    Dani Alves (Barcelona) Blocked Pass at 50'

    48'

    Attempt saved. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

    47'

    Yohan Cabaye (Paris Saint-Germain ) Blocked Pass at 47'

    46'

    Start 2nd Half

    46'

    Substitution, Barcelona. Xavi replaces Andrés Iniesta.

    46'+1

    First Half ends, Barcelona 2, Paris Saint-Germain 0.

    46'

    Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) Blocked Pass at 46'

    46'

    Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain ) Free Kick at 46'

    46'

    Foul by Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona).

    46'

    Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain ) Throw In at 46'

    46'

    Dani Alves (Barcelona) Blocked Pass at 46'

    45'

    Javier Pastore (Paris Saint-Germain ) Blocked Pass at 45'

    45'

    Dani Alves (Barcelona) Throw In at 45'

    44'

    Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) Blocked Pass at 44'

    43'

    Dani Alves (Barcelona) Corner Kick at 43'

    43'

    Yohan Cabaye (Paris Saint-Germain ) Blocked Pass at 43'

    42'

    Dani Alves (Barcelona) Throw In at 42'

    39'

    Attempt missed. Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic with a cross following a corner.

    39'

    Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) Assists Shot at 39'

    39'

    Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Marquinhos.

    39'

    Neymar (Barcelona) Corner Kick at 39'

    37'

    Dani Alves (Barcelona) Throw In at 37'

    37'

    Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain ) Throw In at 37'

    37'

    Javier Mascherano (Barcelona) Blocked Pass at 37'

    37'

    Dani Alves (Barcelona) Throw In at 37'

    36'

    Neymar (Barcelona) Blocked Pass at 36'

    35'

    Jordi Alba (Barcelona) Throw In at 35'

    34'

    2 - 0

    Goal! Barcelona 2, Paris Saint-Germain 0. Neymar (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dani Alves with a cross.

    34'

    Dani Alves (Barcelona) Assists Shot at 34'

    32'

    Jordi Alba (Barcelona) Free Kick at 32'

    32'

    Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Free Kick at 32'

    31'

    Neymar (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.

    30'

    Jordi Alba (Barcelona) Throw In at 30'

    30'

    Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain ) Free Kick at 30'

    29'

    Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

    28'

    Jordi Alba (Barcelona) Free Kick at 28'

    28'

    Neymar (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

    26'

    David Luiz (Paris Saint-Germain ) Free Kick at 26'

    25'

    Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

    25'

    Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain ) Blocked Pass at 25'

    24'

    Attempt saved. Neymar (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

    24'

    Attempt saved. Dani Alves (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.

    24'

    Dani Alves (Barcelona) Throw In at 24'

    24'

    Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain ) Blocked Pass at 24'

    23'

    Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luis Suárez.

    23'

    Luis Suárez (Barcelona) Assists Shot at 23'

    22'

    Gregory Van Der Wiel (Paris Saint-Germain ) Blocked Pass at 22'

    22'

    Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Blocked Pass at 22'

    21'

    Luis Suárez (Barcelona) Throw In at 21'

    20'

    Attempt blocked. Javier Pastore (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edinson Cavani.

    20'

    Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain ) Assists Shot at 20'

    19'

    Attempt blocked. Yohan Cabaye (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Edinson Cavani.

    19'

    Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain ) Assists Shot at 19'

    19'

    Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain ) Free Kick at 19'

    19'

    Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

    19'

    Gregory Van Der Wiel (Paris Saint-Germain ) Throw In at 19'

    18'

    Marc-André ter Stegen (Barcelona) Free Kick at 18'

    18'

    Offside, Paris Saint-Germain. Javier Pastore tries a through ball, but Maxwell is caught offside.

    17'

    Dani Alves (Barcelona) Throw In at 17'

    17'

    Luis Suárez (Barcelona) Blocked Pass at 17'

    16'

    Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain ) Free Kick at 16'

    16'

    Javier Pastore (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

    14'

    1 - 0

    Goal! Barcelona 1, Paris Saint-Germain 0. Neymar (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrés Iniesta.

    14'

    Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) Assists Shot at 14'

    13'

    David Luiz (Paris Saint-Germain ) Blocked Pass at 13'

    13'

    Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neymar.

    13'

    Neymar (Barcelona) Assists Shot at 13'

    13'

    David Luiz (Paris Saint-Germain ) Free Kick at 13'

    12'

    Foul by Dani Alves (Barcelona).

    11'

    Dani Alves (Barcelona) Blocked Pass at 11'

    10'

    Dani Alves (Barcelona) Throw In at 10'

    10'

    Gregory Van Der Wiel (Paris Saint-Germain ) Throw In at 10'

    9'

    Jordi Alba (Barcelona) Throw In at 9'

    8'

    Javier Pastore (Paris Saint-Germain ) Blocked Pass at 8'

    8'

    Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) Blocked Pass at 8'

    8'

    Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain ) Free Kick at 8'

    8'

    Foul by Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona).

    7'

    Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Free Kick at 7'

    7'

    Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

    6'

    Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) Blocked Pass at 6'

    4'

    Luis Suárez (Barcelona) Corner Kick at 4'

    4'

    Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by David Luiz.

    4'

    Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) Free Kick at 4'

    3'

    David Luiz

    3'

    Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

    2'

    David Luiz (Paris Saint-Germain ) Free Kick at 2'

    2'

    Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

    1'

    First Half begins.

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    Possession

    57%
    43%
    • Barcelona
    • Paris Saint-Germain

    Shots

    10
    9

    Shots on target

    6
    2

    Fouls

    11
    16

    Corners

    5
    1

    Yellow Cards

    0
    1

    Red Cards

    0
    0

    Head to Head

    Barcelona2 - 0Paris SG
    Paris SG1 - 3Barcelona
    Barcelona3 - 1Paris SG
    Paris SG3 - 2Barcelona
    Barcelona1 - 1Paris SG
    Paris SG2 - 2Barcelona

    Barcelona

    • 1Marc-André ter Stegen
    • 22Dani Alves
    • 3Gerard Piqué
    • 14Javier Mascherano
    • 18Jordi Alba
    • 8Andrés Iniesta
    • -> Xavi
    • 4Ivan Rakitic
    • 9Luis Suárez
    • -> Pedro
    • 5Sergio Busquets
    • -> Sergi Roberto
    • 11Neymar
    • 10Lionel Messi
    • Subs
    • 21Adriano
    • 13Claudio Bravo
    • 12Rafinha
    • 15Marc Bartra

    Paris SG

    • 30Salvatore Sirigu
    • 23Gregory Van Der Wiel
    • 32David Luiz
    • 5Marquinhos
    • 17Maxwell
    • 10Zlatan Ibrahimovic
    • 27Javier Pastore
    • 4Yohan Cabaye
    • -> Lucas Moura
    • 14Blaise Matuidi
    • -> Adrien Rabiot
    • 24Marco Verratti
    • 9Edinson Cavani
    • -> Ezequiel Lavezzi
    • Subs
    • 1Nicolas Douchez
    • 21Lucas Digne
    • 6Zoumana Camara
    • 15Jean-Christophe Bahebeck

    Neymar stars as Barcelona ease past PSG into Champions League semifinals

    Barcelona reached the Champions League semifinals for the seventh time in eight years after comfortably brushing aside the challenge of Paris Saint-Germain.

    Barca did most of the damage in the first leg with a 3-1 win in Paris and they finished the job off with relative ease at the Camp Nou, with two first-half Neymar goals earning a 2-0 win.

    Luis Enrique's in-form side will now go into Friday's mouthwatering draw for the last four along with Bayern Munich, with one of last season's two finalists -- Atletico and Real Madrid -- joining them, as well as either Juventus or Monaco.

    The 5-1 aggregate victory also keeps Barca firmly on course for the Treble, having already reached the final of the Copa del Rey and boasting a two-point lead in La Liga with six games to go.

    Neymar broke the deadlock in the first leg and it was the Brazilian who got things up and running on Tuesday as well, although it was some Andres Iniesta magic that made it happen.

    Iniesta, wearing the captain's armband, missed the weekend win over Valencia through injury but showed no sign of any ill-effects as he brilliantly beat three players as he charged through the PSG midfield before threading a perfect pass into Neymar's path.

    The Brazilian did the rest, rounding Salvatore Sirigu and slotting into an empty net.

    Dani Alves tested Sirigu with a long-range piledriver that the PSG keeper did well to parry, but he was beaten for a second time in the 33rd minute as Barca further strengthened their grip on proceedings.

    Alves teased former Barca team-mate Maxwell on the right before floating in a left-footed cross that Neymar, having ghosted in behind David Luiz, easily headed past Sirigu.

    The tie was as good as over, although PSG continued to battle and another of their ex-Barca contingent Zlatan Ibrahimovic -- who had an effort correctly ruled out for offside in between Neymar's strikes -- almost brought them a goal midway through the second half.

    The Sweden international, who missed the first leg due to suspension, ignored the run of an unmarked team-mate to try his luck from 25 yards out and his well-struck effort drew an awkward save out of Marc-Andre ter Stegen.

    Edinson Cavani and Blaise Matuidi then tried to scramble the ball home with 10 minutes left as the French champions continued to probe, albeit against a Barca side that already knew the job was done.

    Substitutes Lucas Moura and Ezequiel Lavezzi both also spurned openings to get on the scoresheet for Laurent Blanc's men before Lionel Messi fired a shot just wide at the death for Barca, who have now won 23 of their 26 competitive games in 2015.




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