FC Barcelona 6–1 Paris Saint-Germain F.C.

Barcelona 6–1 Paris Saint-Germain, also known as La Remontada ("The Comeback"),[3][4] was the result of the second leg of a UEFA Champions League tie which occurred on 8 March 2017 at the Camp Nou in Barcelona. FC Barcelona reversed a four-goal deficit in the second leg of their 2016–17 UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie against Paris Saint-Germain to win 6–5 on aggregate, making it the largest comeback in UEFA Champions League history.[5][6]

La Remontada
The Camp Nou in Barcelona hosted the match.
Event2016–17 Champions League
Round of 16, second leg
Barcelona Paris Saint-Germain
6 1
Barcelona won 6–5 on aggregate
Date8 March 2017 (2017-03-08)
VenueCamp Nou, Barcelona
Man of the MatchNeymar (Barcelona)
RefereeDeniz Aytekin (Germany)
Attendance96,290[1]
WeatherPartly cloudy
13 °C (55 °F)
80% humidity[2]

Background

History

It was the third time Paris Saint-Germain faced Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League knockout phases, having lost the two previous encounters in the 2012–13 and the 2014–15 seasons on aggregate.

Group stage

Both teams had comfortably qualified from the group stage. Paris Saint-Germain qualified as runner-up in Group A having faced Arsenal, Basel, and having achieved a 9-point lead over 3rd-placed Ludogorets Razgrad. Barcelona qualified as leaders of Group C, far in front of Borussia Mönchengladbach and Celtic and leading 2nd-place Manchester City by 6 points.

First leg
Paris Saint-Germain 4–0 Barcelona
 Report
Attendance: 46,484[7]

The first leg was played on 14 February at the Parc des Princes in Paris; both teams were in good shape with Paris Saint-Germain coming from a 3–0 away win at Bordeaux in Ligue 1 and Barcelona thrashing Deportivo Alavés in a 6–0 away win in La Liga.[8][9]

Ángel Di María put the Parisians in front on 18 minutes with a free kick after Barcelona's Samuel Umtiti committed a foul. Julian Draxler made it 2–0 with a low shot in the 40th minute, assisted by Marco Verratti. After 55 minutes, Di María scored once again from a shot outside the box. Edinson Cavani scored the final goal of the game in the 72nd minute, securing the 4–0 win. Barcelona achieved only one shot on target during the whole match.

Match

Summary

The second leg was played on 8 March at the Camp Nou in Barcelona. Once again, the two teams came into the match having won their league games, Barcelona 5–0 vs. Celta Vigo and Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 against Nancy.[10][11]

The game had an impressive attendance of 96,290[1] despite the home side's heavy defeat in the first game. Barcelona's Luis Suárez scored the first goal of the game in the 3rd minute after heading the ball over the line before it was cleared by Thomas Meunier. In the 40th minute, Paris Saint-Germain's Layvin Kurzawa scored an own goal in an attempt to block a shot by Andrés Iniesta. The third goal came in the 50th minute via a penalty scored by Lionel Messi after Neymar was fouled by Thomas Meunier. Barcelona's hopes were seemingly brought down after Edinson Cavani scored Paris Saint-Germain's only goal in the 62nd minute, leaving them requiring three more to win due to the away goals rule now favouring PSG. Neymar scored two goals in the closing stages – a free kick in the 88th minute and a penalty kick in the 91st – to make it 5–1. In the final seconds of the match, Neymar appeared once again to deliver a cross into the penalty area, and Sergi Roberto scored their sixth and final goal in the 95th minute thus winning the game 6–1 and advancing to the quarter finals 6–5 on aggregate; with the outcome described as "astonishing", "incredible", and "a miracle" by the media.[5][12][13]

Details
Barcelona 6–1 Paris Saint-Germain
 Report
Attendance: 96,290[14]
Barcelona
Paris Saint-Germain
GK1 Marc-André ter Stegen
CB14 Javier Mascherano
CB3 Gerard Piqué 23'
CB23 Samuel Umtiti
DM5 Sergio Busquets 36'
RM4 Ivan Rakitić 61' 84'
LM8 Andrés Iniesta (c) 65'
AM10 Lionel Messi
RF12 Rafinha 76'
CF9 Luis Suárez 67'
LF11 Neymar 64'
Substitutes:
GK13 Jasper Cillessen
DF18 Jordi Alba
DF19 Lucas Digne
DF20 Sergi Roberto 76'
MF7 Arda Turan 65'
MF21 André Gomes 84'
FW17 Paco Alcácer
Manager:
Luis Enrique
GK1 Kevin Trapp
RB12 Thomas Meunier 90+3'
CB5 Marquinhos 90'
CB2 Thiago Silva (c)
LB20 Layvin Kurzawa
CM25 Adrien Rabiot
CM14 Blaise Matuidi 5'
RW7 Lucas Moura 55'
AM6 Marco Verratti 90+4'
LW23 Julian Draxler 14' 75'
CF9 Edinson Cavani 42'
Substitutes:
GK16 Alphonse Areola
DF3 Presnel Kimpembe
DF19 Serge Aurier 75'
MF4 Grzegorz Krychowiak 90+3'
MF10 Javier Pastore
MF11 Ángel Di María 55'
MF21 Hatem Ben Arfa
Manager:
Unai Emery

Statistics
Overall[15]
Statistic Barcelona Paris Saint-Germain
Goals scored 6 1
Total shots 17 7
Shots on target 7 3
Saves 2 2
Ball possession 65% 35%
Corner kicks 6 4
Fouls committed 16 25
Offsides 3 5
Yellow cards 5 5
Red cards 0 0

Post-match

In the aftermath of the tie, amid praise for Barcelona there was also criticism of Paris Saint-Germain for the manner in which they had failed to deal with the pressure of holding on to their aggregate lead,[16][17] and speculation that the referee could be demoted from his status by the governing body due to some of the decisions he made during the match, particularly the award of Barcelona's second penalty.[18]

In the quarter-finals, Barcelona again suffered a heavy defeat in the first leg of the tie away from home, this time losing 3–0 to Juventus.[19] However, they were unable to repeat their performance of the previous round and were eliminated after drawing 0–0 in the return leg.[20]

One of the tie's main protagonists, Brazilian forward Neymar, was at the centre of a different matter involving the two clubs in August 2017 when he moved from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain for a world record transfer fee.

Similar results in subsequent seasons

In the following season's competition, it was Barcelona who experienced an unexpected comeback defeat, losing 3–0 to Roma in Italy at the quarter-final stage[21] and going out on away goals, despite having held a strong 4–1 advantage from the home leg of the tie.[22] For their part, Paris Saint-Germain bowed out at the Round of 16 stage again, despite adding Neymar and others to their squad and winning their group, losing to the eventual winners, Barcelona's arch-rivals Real Madrid.

In the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League Round of 16, Paris Saint-Germain – without the injured Neymar – were the losing team in another significant comeback, as an under-strength Manchester United side won 3–1 at the Parc des Princes (the decisive goal from a penalty in added time awarded by VAR) having lost 2–0 at Old Trafford, the first time in the history of the competition that such a deficit from a home first leg had been overcome.[23][24] In the semi-finals, Barcelona were eliminated after another second-leg collapse: holding a 3–0 advantage from the Camp Nou, at Anfield they conceded four goals without reply to Liverpool[25] who went on to win the competition (beating Tottenham Hotspur who themselves had completed a dramatic comeback over Ajax to reach the final).[26]

Rematch

In the round of 16 of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain will once again face off against each other, this time in different circumstances.[27] A major talking point for the media was the reunion of Neymar with his former club.[28]

See also

References
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