Paris Saint-Germain welcomed Barcelona at home in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final clash for the 2023~2024 season.
At the start of the first half, both sides quickly got into the action and started a fierce attack. In the 6th minute, Rafinha had a good chance to score, but his attempt to pass Donnarumma was destroyed by the latter. In the 17th minute, Yamal was brought down after a series of crosses. In the 35th minute, Roberto received a yellow card for a foul. In the 37th minute, the game ushered in the first goal, Barcelona broke the deadlock, Yamal outside the back of the pass, Rafinha followed up to hit the empty net, Barcelona 1-0 lead Paris. After that, although both sides have attacked, but failed to rewrite the score, the first half ended with Barcelona leading.
In the second half, the pace of the game was more compact. Soon after the start, Paris launched a fierce attack, in the 48th minute, Dembele left-footed shot in the penalty area, scored the first Paris career Champions League goal, but also its Champions League career 11th goal, for Paris equalized the score. However, Barcelona did not get discouraged, but launched a more fierce attack. In the 50th minute, Fabien Ruiz pushed a pass into the penalty area, and Vitinia followed up with a shot to score a goal to give Paris a 2-1 lead over Barcelona.
After that, Barcelona launched a fierce counterattack. In the 61st minute, Pedri crossed the ball over the top and Rafinha scored to level the score at 2-2. In the 69th minute, Rafinha's free kick was confiscated by Donnarumma. In the 74th minute, Dembele's shot hit the post and failed to change the score.
Just as the game was about to come to an end, Barcelona attacked again. In the 77th minute, Gündoğan kicked a corner kick and Christensen scored a header, giving Barcelona a 3-2 lead over Paris again. After that, although both sides had chances, but both failed to capitalize, the final score was fixed at 3-2, Barcelona reversed the away victory over Paris.
In this game, Rafinha and Dembele played particularly well. Rafinha not only scored two goals, but also created many threats on the field, becoming a key player in Barcelona's reversal. Dembele also showed excellent form and scored a goal to equalize for Paris. In addition, Christensen's substitute appearance also contributed to Barcelona's reversal.
