Tiktekno: clip summarizing today's events in sports, 10.4/Sport1
It was an evening of stars in the Parc de France - on the grass and in the grandstand - but in the end the Parisians left disappointed. Paris Saint-Germain lost 3:2 to Barcelona tonight (Wednesday) in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Champions League and will need a turnaround in six days in Montjuic to keep the dream of the historic win alive. Kylian Mbappe, who wants to leave with the coveted European title, ended a disappointing night with just two threats on goal and almost no impact, as he was superbly shut down by team-mate Jules Conde who received help from Ronald Araujo and 17-year-old Pavo Covarassi. And on an evening like this, the French champions lose for the first time since the beginning of November and after a streak of 27 games in all competitions.
Commentator Daniel Riolo put the blame on coach Luis Enrique: "Does he make surprises? It's a Kinder egg surprise! Every day the players open an egg and find out where they are. How can you add intensity when you have players who don't play in their positions? They were also surprised by it. They Found out about this formation and this formation at breakfast. Can someone explain what this is for? I've been asking for six months. When did it work? There is no 6 in this formation. If you put Vitinia as a 6, there is no offensive connection. I'm saying it already Half a year, the players are not used in the best way. Mbappe likes to play as a 9, can't you put him in the most suitable position for him? He is good as a 9!".
the numbers
* Barcelona has advanced in 40 of the previous 42 occasions in which they have won away from home in the first leg of a European knockout stage. She failed only against Cologne in 1980 (4:0 loss at home after 0:1 in Germany in the second round of the UEFA Cup) and against Metz in 1984 (4:1 loss at home after 2:4 in France in the first round of the Cup Holders)
* Paris Saint-Germain have never gone through a knockout match in Europe after losing the first leg at home. It has happened six times and they have failed in all of them.
* This is the first time Barcelona have scored three goals in an away game in the knockout stage since 2015, when they won 3-1 with Luis Enrique on the line PSG in the same stadium.
* Andreas Christensen, who turned 28 today, is the first Barcelona player ever to score a goal on his birthday. Since Simona Inzaghi in 2000, as a Valencia player, there has not been a player who has scored in the Champions League on his birthday in the deciding stages (quarter the final and beyond).
* Lamin Yamal became the youngest player to appear in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, at 16 years and 272 days. He surpassed Ryan Sharkey, who played with Lyon against Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals four years ago, when he was 17 years and two days.
* Rafinha He is the first to score his debut goal in the Champions League at the quarter-final stage, since Yaya Toure in April 2008 (for Schalke).
* Rafinha celebrated his first brace in the Barcelona uniform (in his 80th appearance in all competitions). He is the first player to score a brace in the team's knockout game in the Champions League since Leo Messi in the 2019 semi-final against Liverpool.
The responses
Luis Enrique
summed up the meeting with the former club, which he led to win the Champions League in 2015: "We had a good game against a very strong team. Trailing 1:0 we had our doubts, they did not lose balls and played excellently. We managed to turn the game around at the beginning of the second half, But they came back and scored the third goal as well. We will arrive in Barcelona with great passion. For us it will be a final. I have full confidence in my team."
Captain
Marquinhos
, who became the highlight of Paris Saint-Germain's performances, said at the end: "A logical result? I don't think so. Those who expected an easy game, don't know this Barcelona. We started too open and in the end it's the small details that made the difference. Goal From the corner, a goal is a mistake in the pass. The coach made very important adjustments, but we were not careful enough and we were punished. We have to pay attention to their goalkeeper's passes that create bursts, they broke our lines with one pass. We are aware of our abilities, we won at Real Sociedad and now we have to do exactly the same speak in Barcelona".
Defender
Nono Mendesh
: "We played well, but they also managed to make a turnaround and we lost the game. There is another opportunity to turn the tables next week. We will have to work during the week, the results will determine. We have a good team, we are calm. It is not over yet."