In the third leg of the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League, Barcelona defeated PSG 3-2. For FC Barcelona, winger Raphinha scored two goals. On the other hand, defender Andres Christianson scored the third goal. PSG's goals came from Vitinha and Ousmane Dembele.
There were two quarterfinal games on Wednesday night. The French team PSG and the Spanish club Barcelona played a match in Paris. The second game pitted German team Borussia Dortmund against Spanish team Athletico Madrid in Madrid at the same time. Athletico Madrid defeated Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in the day's second match.
The first match between Real Madrid and Manchester City in Real Madrid and the second match between Arsenal and Bayern Munich in London, England, earlier on Tuesday ended in draws. Next week, the second-leg matches will take place.
The first half saw Barcelona take the lead, while the second half saw PSG's talents shine.
Barcelona got off to a fantastic start in the game. The group consistently produced opportunities to score goals. However, PSG also put forth constant effort. But in the first half, Barcelona took the lead. In the 37th minute, Raphinha, a Brazilian football player and team winger, scored a goal. Barcelona started the first half with a 1-0 advantage.
During the second half, Paris adopted an offensive approach and shifted tactics. Ousmane Dembele leveled the score at 1-1 in the 48th minute. Vitinha took the lead 2-1 three minutes later, in the 50th minute, after scoring a goal.
After making adjustments, Barcelona won the game.
The manager of Barcelona made changes after his team scored two goals. He added defender Andres Christianson and midfielder Pedri. This strategy modified the game. Pedri's exquisite ball from midfield to Raphinha resulted in a goal in the 62nd minute. Christianson won 3-2 by using the corner in the 77th minute to score a header.
Haller scored Dortmund's lone goal, while Athletico scored in the first half.
In the first half, Athletico Madrid seized the lead. The squad took the lead thanks to goals from Rodrigo de Paul in the fourth minute and Samuel Lino in the 32nd. Sebastian Haller's late goal in the 81st minute of the second half gave Dortmund the advantage nonetheless.
How the two-leg matches are conducted:
Two legs are played in each match from the round of 16 until the semifinals. Each club hosts a single match at its residence. The side with a higher total goal total after both legs wins. The first game is played at the team's home field, and the second is played at the opponent's. The side with the highest goal total in both games wins.
Ever since 1955–1956, there has been a UEFA Champions League.
The Champions League, the largest football league in the world, is in its 32nd season, whose victor will be discovered on June 10. In 1955–56, the league was established. The European Champions Cup was the name of the league that the European Union of Football Associations (UEFA) subsequently established.
In 1992, it was rebranded as the UEFA Champions League. Thirty-two clubs play in it each season. Eight groupings comprise these teams.
