Barcelona played their first UEFA Champions League quarterfinal in four years last night as they took on Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes.
Travelling to Paris, the Catalans’ objective on the night was to set up a favourable situation. Raphinha’s goal in the first half, thus, placed them well to do so.
Barcelona led at half-time after a dominant 45-minute show, but former star Ousmane Dembele had other plans. The winger pulled one back for PSG before Vitinha sent PSG ahead less than a minute later.
Raphinha completed his brace and brought Barcelona back into the game at the hour mark, and Andreas Christensen gave the team the lead once more just over 15 minutes later.
Barça Universal brings you the player ratings from Barcelona’s performance at Parc des Princes.
Marc-Andre Ter Stegen: 6.5
The German international was not called into action as frequently as he would have expected, yet came up clutch in the first period with three saves including two from inside the box.
Not much he could do about the first goal conceded but was poor and caught off guard by Vitinha’s strike.
Joao Cancelo: 7.5
The Portuguese star shone on the left flank for Barcelona, pushing high in attack and effectively covering on PSG’s counters. His final ball, however, consistently lacked quality.
Pau Cubarsi: 7
Cubarsi showed less nerves of the two teenagers on the field as he struck up a great partnership with Araujo in the first half to keep PSG silent.
His sliding effort for Vitinha’s goal was questionable, but Cubarsi largely remained calm even after the restart. Completed the game with six defensive actions and 89% pass accuracy.
Barça defence did a solid job despite conceding twice. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
Ronald Araujo: 8
The Uruguayan was sensational on the night, timing challenges to perfection and not over-committing at any point in the game. Kept Mbappe relatively silent, and was on point with his distribution as well.
Jules Kounde: 8
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Author : Adithya Eshwarla
Publish date : 2024-04-10 20:52:31
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