Paris Saint-Germain beat Barcelona 4-2 at the Parc des Princes

Paris Saint-Germain beat Barcelona 4-2 at the Parc des Princes in a Champions League match that turned in the closing minutes. Désiré Doué opened the scoring in the 38th minute, Xavi Espart equalized for Barcelona in the 55th, and Lucas Hernández, Vitinha and Fabián Ruiz scored for Paris Saint-Germain while Lamine Yamal replied for the visitors. Paris Saint-Germain now has 9 points in the standings, and Barcelona has 6. A crowd of 47421 attended the match in Paris.

What does the result mean in the Champions League standings?

Paris Saint-Germain won 4-2 and now has 9 points in the standings, the same total as Liverpool, which also has 9. Barcelona has 6 points, with 2 wins and 1 loss in the table.

According to GOAL, the Paris Saint-Germain record in the group stage is 3 wins and 0 losses. Barcelona's record reads 2-0-1, and Manchester City also has 6 points, so the chasing pack stays tight behind the leaders at the top of the table.

How did each goal arrive at the Parc des Princes?

Paris Saint-Germain broke through in the 38th minute, when Désiré Doué scored from a João Neves assist. Barcelona equalized in the 55th minute through Xavi Espart, with Fermín López providing the assist.

Lucas Hernández restored the lead for Paris Saint-Germain with a header in the 72nd minute, assisted by Doué. Lamine Yamal equalized for Barcelona in the 79th, Vitinha put Paris Saint-Germain back in front in the 81st, and Fabián Ruiz sealed it in the 86th after a pass from Achraf Hakimi.

How did the match statistics compare?

Barcelona finished with 52.9 percent possession and 471 accurate passes, while Paris Saint-Germain had 47.1 percent possession and 408 accurate passes. Barcelona earned 3 corner kicks and Paris Saint-Germain earned 2.

The difference came in front of goal. Paris Saint-Germain took 22 shots, with 14 on goal, and Barcelona took 18 shots, with 5 on goal. Matvei Safonov made 3 saves for Paris Saint-Germain, while Joan García made 10 saves for Barcelona. Paris Saint-Germain committed 11 fouls and Barcelona committed 10.

What form did both teams bring into the match?

Paris Saint-Germain beat Brest 1-0, Marseille 2-1 and Le Mans 3-1 before facing Manchester City, a game it won 4-2. It also beat Strasbourg 3-1 in its most recent match before this one.

Barcelona beat Racing Santander 7-2, Sevilla 3-1 and Getafe 3-0, then won 4-1 against Galatasaray. Barcelona's latest result was a 5-2 win over Real Betis. Both teams arrived at the Parc des Princes with a win in each of those recent matches, and one run ended in Paris.

What did the media report after the match?

According to 101 Great Goals, Barcelona's defensive errors led to Vitinha's decisive goal in the 81st minute for Paris Saint-Germain, who beat Barcelona 4-2 at Parc des Princes. The same outlet reported that Dembélé limped off early for Paris Saint-Germain and was replaced by Torres, while Olmo was injured early for Barcelona and replaced by Fermín López. It also noted that the result ended Barcelona's 11-game winning streak.

GOAL reported that Marquinhos and Dembélé were sidelined with muscular injuries during the match, and that Kvaratskhelia suffered an ACL tear and is out for the season. GOAL also described a 3-month injury crisis for Paris Saint-Germain with those three players out, and said the club's board is considering the 'Joker' clause to address squad depth issues. The outlet put Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League group-stage record at 3 wins and 0 losses.

The numbers at Scorely

Data source: ESPN; calculation and table by Scorely.