The match is on.
Barely had the draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League been made, FC Barcelona decided to launch hostilities.
The Spanish club will host Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg, a week after the first leg at the Parc des Princes.
And to celebrate this poster, the official account
Yes of course.
», written in English for greater reach.
Remember this?
Of course you do.
pic.twitter.com/FCbkC4iODk
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) March 15, 2024
For those who have forgotten - or tried to forget - this March 8, 2017, the Parisians had foundered and lost 6 goals to 1 at the Camp Nou, after a recital on the lawn of the Parc des Princes (4-0) three weeks earlier , February 14th.
The photo posted is not chosen at random.
Only two Barcelona players appear there: Lionel Messi and Neymar.
The comeback heroes both played for Paris until last season, having joined the club in 2021 and 2017 respectively.
Since this sad debacle, the two clubs have clashed again;
Paris won in Catalonia in the round of 16 (1-4) in 2021 and the Parisian players showed that the ghosts of Camp Nou had disappeared from their heads.
Regardless of the result of the double confrontation, they are not likely to return since the match will not take place in the historic Blaugrana stadium but at the Montjuïc Olympic stadium.
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Paris Saint-Germain has - for the moment? - not reacted to the provocation.
Perhaps he prefers to respond on the ground?
On its social networks, the club simply recalled that 29 years ago to the day, it qualified for the C1 semi-finals against the Catalans.
The confrontation promises to be heated.
See you in April.