Of the eleven players threatened by a suspension in the return match against Paris in the quarter-finals of the Champions League in the event of a yellow card on Wednesday evening, two were caught by the patrol on the lawn of the Parc de Princes. Sergi Roberto and Andreas Christensen will be missing at Montjuïc next Tuesday.
Warned after cutting off a counter-attack led by Marco Asensio (34th), the evening captain of Barça, hero of the comeback in 2017, will not have the opportunity to reproduce the same feat and will only be able to make his return in the semi-final if his team manages to eliminate PSG. Same type of fault and same sentence for the third Blaugrana scorer Andreas Christensen, author of an anti-playing fault on Warren Zaire-Emery at the end of the match (88th).
As for the capital club, Luis Enrique will be able to count on the return from suspension of his Moroccan full-back Achraf Hakimi, who had picked up an accumulation of yellow cards against Réal Sociedad in the round of 16.
10 players still threatened for the semi-finals
If the main challenge for both teams will be to qualify for the last four, 10 players on the pitch must not lose sight of the threat that will hang over their heads in the event of a warning. One yellow card too many, which would deprive them of a potential semi-final against Borussia Dortmund or Atlético de Madrid.
For FC Barcelona, Robert Lewandowski, Lamine Yamal, Ronald Araujo, Frenkie de Jong, Ferran Torres and João Félix will still be on borrowed time at the Montjuïc stadium. For Paris, Lucas Hernandez, Milan Skriniar, Manuel Ugarte and Vitinha will also be threatened with suspension for possible qualification to the next round.
As stipulated in UEFA regulations, yellow cards are reset from the semi-finals onwards. A rule which does not prevent players from being suspended in the event of a third warning obtained during the quarter-final second leg.