The Barça eleven in the Parc des Princes

BARÇA'S NOTES AGAINST PSG

Gündogan, Lamine Yamal, Frenkie de Jong... Barça's 1x1 in the victory against PSG

Published:10/04/2024 - 23:08h

Updated:11/04/2024 - 04:18h

FC Barcelona came from behind to add a victory in Paris with which they put one foot in the Champions League semi-finals (2-3). Raphinha, with a double and Christensen, with a header, gave the victory to a Barça with character and total dedication

The FC Barcelona concretised a remarkable reaction in front of Paris Saint-Germain like visitor to take advantage in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League (2-3). The ones of Xavi Hernández imposed in a party of gone and turn that was spectacular in the second part thanks to a doublet of Raphinha and the timely apparition of Andreas Christensen. The Danish reappeared beside Pedri in the complement to wake up to a Barça that seemed to the edge of the 'KO' after the reaction of the PSG. Like this we saw to the culés in the Park of the Princes.

Ter Stegen: Fusilado

The German took part with solvency in the three finish to door that the PSG tried in the first part. However, it was fusilado by Dembélé in the 1-1 partial and had a toneless answer a pair of minutes later in the so much of Vitinha. Afterwards it redeemed with a paradón to a finish of Bradley Barcola that finish hitting in the crossbar. Unlike Donnarumma, was relentless in the corners.

Koundé: Orderly

It fulfilled with the task to cancel to Kylian Mbappé in the right side, although it also had a lot work with Nuno Mendes before the rest. In the complement, saw him much more uncomfortable marking to a Dembélé that went the best of the ones of Luis Enrique.

Ronald Araújo: Timely

It exhibited a big physical deployment to take care the back of Cubarsí. Although it failed with a clear short in the played of the goal of Dembélé, saved a manually very clear hand of Barcola minutes later that well it could cost a goal.

Pau Cubarsí: Cumplidor

The 0-1 of Raphinha derived of one of his distinctive stamps, the long balloons. The youngster did, in general lines, a correct party like left-handed head office, giving a hand to Cancel to cover the side, although it suffered enough with the Parisian reaction in the complement. It saw the yellow in the 81' by a fault on Mbappé.

I cancel: Sacrificed

It did a big defensive work in the first part marking to Dembélé. Besides, it exhibited his usual deployment in contrary field with two very diverted shots. In the complement, was surpassed with ease by Bradley Barcola. The 2-1 of Vitinha fell by his band, after an offensive action very fast orquestada by Fabián Ruiz.

Frenkie Of Jong: Extenuado

The Dutch returned of his injury with a presentation in which it left everything by the team. Very active from the start to give safe exit to the team, Frenkie had problems to hold the rhythm of the party and saw very white in the labeling to Dembélé in the action of the 1-1 partial. Xavi put to Christensen in his place in the 75' to recover the control of the centre of the field.

Sergi Roberto: Sanctioned

The captain finished the first part admonished by a fault on Marco Asensio that it will prevent him play the turn. Sergi was very replegado in own field, helping to Frenkie in the mark. It left his place in the field to Pedri in the minute 60, when the Barça happened it worse by the reaction of Paris.

Gündogan: Asistidor

His best contribution in the first part came in the still ball, with excellent centres from the left corner. It took advantage of the presence of Sergi Roberto to return to the place of mediapunta, but had little incidence in the preparation. Still like this, it could assist to Christensen in the 81', with another perfect collection from the corner. Fermín ingresó in his place to four minutes of the end.

Lamine Yamal: Turned off

It was something errático in the taking of decisions inside the area, but fulfilled in his work to give a hand to Koundé in the shrinking. A his centre propició the 0-1 of Raphinha. Also it enabled to Lewandowski in the beginning of the complement with a centre that the Pole did not attain to finish.

Raphinha: MVP

It was the best of the Barça by far, finding a lot of spaces by left to create him problems to Marquinhos. It demanded to Donnarumma with a finish crossed of half distance and, in the 37', opened the marker sending to empty door a clear fallido of the Italian goalkeeper. In the 61', took advantage of a perfect centre of Pedri to put the 2-2 with a remarkable definition of first. Ferran ingresó by him in the 75'.

Lewandowski: Imprecise

Unlike other parties, the Pole was much more movedizo, going down several metres to go out of the area and associate with Lamine and Raphinha. It brushed the 0-1 before the half hour of game with a head butt that Nuno Mendes saved on the line. It participated in the played of the goal of Raphinha, going to look for a centre by low of Yamal that, after a clear in extremis of Donnarumma, fell him to the '11'. In the beginning of the complement, wasted a big centre of the canterano, finishing with the nape.

Pedri: Crack

It rubbed the lamp in the first balloon that touched with a centre punctured to enable to Raphinha. The Brazilian threw the diagonal to the point penalti and finished of first the pass of the '8'.

Joao Félix: Revulsivo

Ingresó By Lamine Yamal in the 60'. It tested to Donnarumma with a finish far in the 70' and was very near to enable to the recently ingresado Ferran with a balloon that derived in the corner of the goal of Christensen.

Christensen: Goleador

Ingresó By Frenkie in the 75' and went the unexpected hero of the Barça, converting of head a corner served by Gündogan at all more ingresar. The Danish took advantage of the passivity in the mark of the Parisian saga and the doubts of Donnarumma to finish inside the area girl as they indicate the manuals: downwards, winning to the Italian goalkeeper with the hammer of the balloon. Lastimosamente Will not play the turn by an agarrón to Zaïre-Emery.