PSG late comeback stuns Barcelona, victory heads back to France | OneFootball

It was a chess match. The two main protagonists were Luis Enrique and Hansi Flick, who moved the pieces patiently in a changing and nuanced game. In Montjuïc, Barcelona dominated the first half, PSG corrected in the second, and when it seemed like everything would end in a draw, the decisive blow came: in the 89th minute, Gonzalo Ramos gave the Parisians a 2-1 victory.

Barça had shown its best version in the first half. At 19 minutes, they opened the scoring thanks to high pressure: Vitinha made a mistake in the exit, Lamine Yamal recovered and assisted Pedri, who passed to Rashford on the left. The Englishman set up Ferran Torres in the middle, who calmly finished for the 1-0. Flick's team was dominant and seemed to have the game under control, while PSG suffered from the absences of Ballon d'Or winner Dembélé, Doué, and Marquinhos.

However, just before the break, the reaction came. Mayulu, Luis Enrique's gamble, completed a great collective play that started in their own half. Nuno Mendes drove powerfully, broke through lines, and assisted the young Frenchman, who finished with class against Szczęsny. The 1-1 gave the visitors a breath of fresh air and changed the momentum of the match.

Because the second half was different. Luis Enrique made adjustments in the midfield: Vitinha and Fabián Ruiz controlled the ball, Hakimi and Nuno Mendes constantly projected forward, and the high pressure complicated Barça's exit. PSG came close to taking the lead with shots hitting the posts and clear plays from their full-backs, while Barça, without Raphinha who didn't play due to injury, gradually lost offensive spark and retreated more and more.

And in the 89th minute, the outcome arrived. With the defense pushed up, Barça was caught off guard, and Vitinha threaded a precise pass to Hakimi. The Moroccan got behind the defense and assisted Gonçalo Ramos, who only had to tap it in to unleash PSG's euphoria and seal the 2-1 in Montjuïc.

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