Match Statistics: PSG 1-1 Barcelona
It was a great goal, and for Lionel Messi to somehow be out of the Champions League with Barcelona.
For this season, definitely. And maybe forever?
The Argentine forward launched a striking missile towards Keylor Navas’ net, the ball somehow picking up more speed and moving upwards into the left corner to reach its target.
An attempt was made to defeat Costa Rica internationally on Wednesday evening, as Navas proudly did to their Real Madrid roots with a stunning performance at the Paris Saint-Germain goal, denying Bara time and time again as soon as He banged on his door. , In search of a new miracle; A remontada II.
It may have arrived, but as Messi stood on the penalty kick just before halftime, the goalkeeper halted his strike midway.
Barcelona pushed PSG deep enough into their own zone in the first half, but in the end it did not get the goal they needed to defeat 4–1 at the Camp Nou in the first leg, 1–1 at the Parc des Princes. Was drawn from
Ousmane Dembélé hosted a number of opportunities in the early stages, and with better finishing Kian Maleppé held his side before breaking the deadlock.
France forward Amoc ran at Camp Nou, but there was not as much enjoyment here, only Mauricio was able to charge an extremely soft penalty to keep Pochettino’s side ahead.
Clement Lenglett, who was guilty of several defensive mistakes this season, accidentally made another attack on Mauro Icardi’s leg. Clumsy, certainly, but for something he should be punished for? Referee Anthony Taylor was one of those who thought so.
At the other end he dismissed Sergino Dest’s appeal under similar circumstances, with Navas knocking him down before reaching the ball.
Messi leveled the game with his surprise goal after 37 minutes, his 19th from outside the region in the Champions League (behind only his old foe, Cristiano Ronaldo, at 20), and it was more of a strike from the Portuguese wheelhouse : A brutal, powerful drive.
However, when Levi Kurzawa missed Messi by chance after dropping Antoine Griezmann inside the area, Barsa’s confidence in achieving the impossible diminished.
Griezmann was Barcelona’s weakest link in an attacking sense as she failed to threaten Navis’ goal. Dembélé can be blamed for his refinement, but Griezmann’s disappearing act is far more damaging to Catalan. He has become proficient at it.
If Messi leaves in the summer, it could be Griezmann that profits, but ask any Barcelona fan and they will tell you that if they can keep their number 10 they will leave the Frenchman trapped in Paris.
The missed penalty blew Barca’s sail, and although it still controlled the second half, PSG was no longer employed, even though Navis needed to make a good stop ahead to keep Sergio Basquites and Dimbele at bay. Was forced to.
Barcelona scored three goals in seven minutes against PSG in the famed 6-1 comeback of 2017, but not with Luis Suarez and No Neymar – the injured Brazil watched from the stand as his current side progressed – he had the hosts There was not enough firepower to keep up. To the sword.
Ilaix Moriba and Trincao enter the final stages, and will be part of Barcelona’s next project together with Frenkie de Jong, Pedri, Dembele, Oscar Mingueza and Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
For now, whether Messi will join him is an unknown, as is Griezmann, Miralem Penamic, Samuel Umeti and Co.
This is a team going through a great revolution, which is improving week by week. This performance was a great improvement on the first leg, even though it was not able to bend the tie.
Ronald Cowman has changed the systems, and his new 3-4-3 formation allowed it to match more objectively with PSG, as well as keeping Mbappe in a larger wrap. He is also growing as a coach, as he aims to impress the new club president, Joan LaPorta.
In previous years, Barcelona fought a battle against Roma, Liverpool and Bayern Munich. Green shoots are growing in the club at Youngsters.
Will it be enough to persuade Messi to stay? His quick exit throughout suggested that he did not want to pay attention to the result in the public eye.
It takes a lot of thinking to get them off the pitch in the coming weeks and months.
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