Good evening everybody and welcome to another MARCA in English live blog, this time taking you through the Champions League quarter-finals second leg clash between Barcelona and PSG from the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys
Barcelona head into the contest full of confidence after securing an impressive 3-2 victory at the Parc des Princes in the first leg. The result is the latest in a string of impressive performances since Xavi announced his departure at the end of the campaign.
Since then, the Blaugrana have gone unbeaten in 13 matches across all competitions, including 10 wins. Raphinha was the star man when the two teams last met, scoring twice, while Andreas Christensen headed home the winner in the 77th minute.
As for PSG, they enter Tuesday's match fully rested as they didn't play over the weekend. The French giants are on track to win Ligue 1 thanks to a 10 point advantage over Brest.
Nevertheless, the club are desperate for European success having last reached the semi-finals back in 2020/21, and they will likely turn to star man Kylian Mbappe to lead them to glory.
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Second Half ends, Barcelona 1, Paris Saint Germain 4.
Fermín López (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Fermín López (Barcelona).
Manuel Ugarte (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Raphinha (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
Hand ball by Randal Kolo Muani (Paris Saint Germain).
Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Fermín López (Barcelona).
Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Fermín López (Barcelona).
Goal! Barcelona 1, Paris Saint Germain 4. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box following a fast break.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Randal Kolo Muani replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Marquinhos.
Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
Offside, Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Paris Saint Germain).
João Félix (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Barcelona. Fermín López replaces Frenkie de Jong.
Substitution, Barcelona. João Félix replaces João Cancelo.
Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Manuel Ugarte replaces Warren Zaïre-Emery.
Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jules Koundé.
Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Kang-In.
Attempt missed. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Marco Asensio replaces Fabián Ruiz.
Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Lee Kang-In replaces Bradley Barcola.
![Kylian Mbappe calmly fires home from the penalty spot to put PSG ahead on aggregate](https://e00-marca.uecdn.es/assets/multimedia/imagenes/2024/04/16/17132999236272.jpg)
Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Raphinha.
Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Foul by Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain).
Ferran Torres (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ferran Torres (Barcelona).
Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by João Cancelo.
Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Bradley Barcola is caught offside.
Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
![Vitinha celebrates after scoring his side's second goal](https://e00-marca.uecdn.es/assets/multimedia/imagenes/2024/04/16/17132991257081.jpg)
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Bradley Barcola.
Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain).
Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Pedri.
Goal! Barcelona 1, Paris Saint Germain 3. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) converts the penalty with a right footed shot.
Penalty Paris Saint Germain. Ousmane Dembélé draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by João Cancelo (Barcelona) after a foul in the penalty area.
Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Cancelo with a cross.
Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
Goal! Barcelona 1, Paris Saint Germain 2. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box following a corner.
Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Pedri.
Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Lucas Hernández (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
Attempt saved. Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved.
Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
Attempt saved. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Second Half begins Barcelona 1, Paris Saint Germain 1.
Thrilling half with the tie still up for grabs
The first half ends with a final scare for Barcelona. Cubarsí lost the ball but the youngster made up for it by blocking the cross from the left wing.
Now we have the half-time break and Barcelona still hold the advantage. However, PSG can smell blood with Ronald Araujo's red card reopening a tie that seemed all but over.
Xavi's men need to catch their breath because they have an endless 45 minutes ahead of them.
![Ousmane Dembele has reignited PSG's hopes after scoring his second goal in as many matches against his former side](https://e00-marca.uecdn.es/assets/multimedia/imagenes/2024/04/16/17132972049703.jpg)
First Half ends, Barcelona 1, Paris Saint Germain 1.
Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Pau Cubarsí.
Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nuno Mendes with a cross.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Pedri (Barcelona).
Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain).
Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
![Ronal Araujo sent off after taking down Bradley Barcola: will this moment prove to be the turning point?](https://e00-marca.uecdn.es/assets/multimedia/imagenes/2024/04/16/17132965932531.jpg)
Attempt missed. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box.
Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Barcelona 1, Paris Saint Germain 1. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box.
Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain).
Foul by Lucas Hernández (Paris Saint Germain).
Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain).
Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Barcelona. Iñigo Martínez replaces Lamine Yamal.
![Raphinha and his Barcelona teammates celebrate after opening the scoring](https://e00-marca.uecdn.es/assets/multimedia/imagenes/2024/04/16/17132962144808.jpg)
Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
Ronald Araujo (Barcelona) is shown the red card.
Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ronald Araujo (Barcelona).
Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitinha.
Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jules Koundé.
Lucas Hernández (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by João Cancelo.
Foul by Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain).
Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Goal! Barcelona 1, Paris Saint Germain 0. Raphinha (Barcelona) right footed shot from very close range.
Foul by Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain).
Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by João Cancelo.
Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
Foul by Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain).
Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
First Half begins.
Deco comments ahead of kick-off in Barcelona-PSG
Deco comments to Movistar Plus:?
"We have a small advantage. We are talking about a team, PSG, that is very strong. We have done half the work. This doesn't mean anything."?
"It's going to be very tough but the intention is to do well and go through."?
"We were not surprised about Cubarsi. We knew he had incredible ability. Maturity is not easy and with his age, to play games like that so hard... it's a gift to have youngsters of this level for us."?
"I think it will be a similar match to the first leg."?
"Mbappe can play in all positions in attack. He is more comfortable playing on the left but we have trained well depending on what might happen today."
![Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski looks focused as kick-off is just minutes away](https://e00-marca.uecdn.es/assets/multimedia/imagenes/2024/04/16/17132934264798.jpg)
![PSG goalkepeer Gianluigi Donnarumma warming up ahead of tonight's match](https://e00-marca.uecdn.es/assets/multimedia/imagenes/2024/04/16/17132927053802.jpg)
Xavi comments ahead of the match against PSG
"When the referee blows the whistle, the feeling is different. I think we have prepared well. We are excited, excited, excited... it's a great opportunity for the club. The players are extremely motivated. We have of the best teams in the world in front of us. It will be a difficult match."
"I expect a lot of intensity because PSG doesn't slow down. They press you for 90 minutes. They will go out to press, they take you into one-on-one duels and that's where we have to be strong. I envision a match very similar to the first leg."
"Fermín will have to come on. There was some doubt about who starts or who finishes. Today we have two players suspended, who were key in the first leg. But there are alternatives and I'm sure the changes will be important."
"Many times there is no other alternative. Donnarumma also made the long pass many times. We have Lewandowski and he is a very important asset. Today he will also be one of the keys.
Thoughts on Barcelona and PSG's starting XI
For Barcelona, Pedri returns to the starting lineup after returning from injury. He played in Paris - providing the assist for Raphinha's second goal - and also in Cadiz, but today he makes the starting XI. We will see if the Canary Islander can last the 90 minutes.
As for PSG, three new players in the starting XI. Achraf returns after missing the first leg due to suspension, and that brings Marquinhos back to the center of the defense, to the detriment of Beraldo, who started in Paris. In addition, Zaire-Emery enters in the middle and Barcola in attack. We will see if Mbappé plays as a nine or if Dembélé is the one who drops more in the middle.
PSG's starting XI
Donnarumma; Achraf, Marquinhos, Lucas Hernández, Nuno Mendes; Zaire-Emery, Vitinha, Fabián; Dembélé, Barcola, Mbappé.
Ousmane Dembele set for a hostile reception
A very hostile atmosphere awaits Ousmane Dembélé tonight. Tickets with his face on them are circulating around the stadium.
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Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Mbappe dressed for business
PSG will need a big night from Kylian Mbappe if they want to overturn the 3-2 deficit tonight
![Some unfortuante scenes involving police and fans ahead of tonight's match](https://e00-marca.uecdn.es/assets/multimedia/imagenes/2024/04/16/17132887089216.jpg)
How many times have Barcelona and PSG made the Champions League semi-finals?
A reminder that at stake tonight is a place in the Champions League semi-finals.
Barcelona are seeking their 17th Champions League/European Cup semi-final. Their last appearance in the penultimate round was in the 2018-19 season.
As for PSG, the French side are seeking their fourth semifinal in Champions League/European Cup. Their last appearance in the penultimate round was in the 2020-21 season.
Can Lewandowski lead Barcelona to glory?
The Pole is going through a good moment of form after having received a lot of criticism during a large part of the year. However, he has only scored three goals in the Champions League so far.
Barcelona vs PSG - Possible lineups
Gavi and Alejandro Balde remain out due to their long-term injuries, though Barcelona will be boosted by the returns of Joao Cancelo, Inigo Martinez and Robert Lewandowski as the trio missed out on the weekend trip to Cadiz due to suspension.
However, both Andreas Christensen and Sergi Roberto will miss Tuesday's match after after both players picked up yellow cards in the first leg.
On the other side, PSG will once again be without long-term absentees Presnel Kimpembe, Layvin Kurzawa and Sergio Rico.
Nordi Mukiele is a question mark due to a head injury, though the French side will be boosted by the return of Achraf Hakimi, who missed the first leg due to suspension.
Marco Asensio, who started the first leg, is expected to be dropped, with Goncalo Ramos the favorite to take his place.
Barcelona predicted XI: Ter Stegen; Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Cancelo; Pedri, Gundogan, F de Jong; Yamal, Lewandowski, Raphinha
PSG predicted XI: Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Beraldo, Hernandez; Zaire-Emery, Ruiz, Vitinha; Dembele, Ramos, Mbappe
Where to watch Barcelona vs PSG?
In the UK and Ireland, Barcelona vs PSG can be seen on TNT Sports.
In the USA, you can watch Barcelona vs PSG on Paramount+ and CBS Sports.
What time does Barcelona vs PSG start?
Barcelona vs PSG is a 21:00 CET kick-off local time in France. That means fans in the UK and Ireland will find the game starting at 20:00.
Fans in the USA can tune in to watch Barcelona vs PSG at 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT.
Match ends, Barcelona 1, Paris Saint Germain 4.