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

'La Remontada'
Team1:Barcelona
Team1score:6
Team2:Paris Saint-Germain
Team2score:1
Details:Barcelona won 6–5 on aggregate
Stadium:Camp Nou
City:Barcelona
Man Of The Match1a:Neymar (Barcelona)
Referee:Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
Attendance:96,290[1]
Weather:Partly cloudy
13C
80% humidity[2]

FC Barcelona 6–1 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 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 overcame 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, which became known in Spain and France as La Remontada (the comeback; Catalan; Valencian: La Remuntada).[3] [4]

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 on away goals, and the 2014–15 season on aggregate.[5] [6]

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.[7]

First leg

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.[10]

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.[11] [12]

The game had an attendance of 96,290.[1] 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 favoring the away side, PSG. Then Barcelona's Mascherano dragged down Di Maria in Barcelona's penalty area but referee Deniz Aytekin did not blow for a penalty. Neymar scored two goals in the closing stages – a free kick in the 88th minute and a controversial penalty kick when Luis Suárez fell in the 90+1st – to make it 5–1. In the final seconds of the match, Neymar delivered a cross into the penalty area, and Sergi Roberto scored their sixth and final goal in the 90+5th minute, thus winning the game 6–1 and advancing to the quarter finals 6–5 on aggregate.[13]

Details

width=25!width=25
GK 1 Marc-André ter Stegen
CB 14 Javier Mascherano
CB 3
CB 23 Samuel Umtiti
DM 5
RM 4
LM 8 Andrés Iniesta (c)
AM 10 Lionel Messi
RF 12
CF 9
LF 11
Substitutes:
GK 13 Jasper Cillessen
DF 18 Jordi Alba
DF 19 Lucas Digne
DF 20
MF 7
MF 21
FW 17 Paco Alcácer
Manager:
Luis Enrique
width=25!width=25
GK 1 Kevin Trapp
RB 12
CB 5
CB 2 Thiago Silva (c)
LB 20 Layvin Kurzawa
CM 25 Adrien Rabiot
CM 14
RW 7
AM 6
LW 23
CF 9
Substitutes:
GK 16 Alphonse Areola
DF 3 Presnel Kimpembe
DF 19
MF 4
MF 10 Javier Pastore
MF 11
MF 21 Hatem Ben Arfa
Manager:
Unai Emery

Statistics

Overall[14]
StatisticBarcelonaParis Saint-Germain
scope=rowGoals scored61
scope=rowTotal shots207
scope=rowShots on target103
scope=rowSaves24
scope=rowBall possession71%29%
scope=rowCorner kicks64
scope=rowFouls committed1625
scope=rowOffsides25
scope=rowYellow cards55
scope=rowRed cards00

Post-match

Paris Saint-Germain's collapse was called a "nightmare" and a "humiliation" in the days following the match.[15] [16] There was 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, and for not awarding a penalty to PSG and a red card for Mascherano.[17] Subsequent analyses suggested that Paris Saint-Germain would have won on aggregate had the VAR system been in use.[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.[21]

In October 2022, PSG's striker Edinson Cavani declared to Spanish sports website Relevo that he was so affected by the defeat that he needed psychological therapy to overcome the shock.[22]

Subsequent meetings

In the round of 16 of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain once again faced off against each other, this time in different circumstances.[23] A major talking point for the media was the return of Neymar to Barcelona, although he was ruled out of the first leg with an injury.[24] [25] Regardless, PSG won the match 4–1 at the Camp Nou, with a hat-trick from Kylian Mbappé.[26] In the second leg, a still Neymar-less PSG side managed to hold on to a 1–1 draw, beating Barça 5–2 on aggregate and advancing to the quarter-finals.[27] This match proved to be Lionel Messi's last in the Champions League with Barcelona, as he joined PSG in the following transfer window.[28]

The clubs met again, this time at the quarter-final stage, in the 2023–24 season, with Paris Saint-Germain now coached by Luis Enrique. Barcelona won the first leg in France 3–2, and went up a further goal at home, but eventually lost 4–1 (aggregate 6–4) after Ronald Araújo was sent off in the first half while the score was 4–2 on aggregate for Barcelona. An additional talking point was Ousmane Dembélé facing his former club, which he had left a year prior; he went on to score in both legs of the tie, and was heavily whistled in Barcelona.[29] [30] The outcome was regarded as "revenge" for the Remontada by several media outlets and observers.[31] [32] [33]

See also

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Tactical line-ups - Round of 16 2nd leg - Wednesday 8 March 2017 - Camp Nou - Barcelona . UEFA . 8 March 2017 . 6 May 2020 .
  3. News: Explained: What is a remontada? Why Spanish word for comeback is tied to Barcelona vs PSG. Goal. Bairner. Robin. 15 February 2021. 25 May 2023.
  4. News: Barça comeback against PSG inspires new entry to French dictionary. 20 May 2021. 25 May 2023. FC Barcelona.
  5. News: Pedro puts Barcelona into record sixth semi-final. UEFA. Hunter. Graham. 10 April 2013. 25 May 2023.
  6. News: Barcelona 2-0 Paris Saint Germain (Agg 5-1). BBC Sport. 21 April 2015. 25 May 2023. Osborne. Chris.
  7. Web site: Season 2016/17. UEFA. 25 May 2023.
  8. Web site: Bordeaux 0–3 Paris Saint-Germain. BBC Sport. 10 February 2017.
  9. Web site: Alavés 0–6 Barcelona – Match Report & Highlights. Sky Sports. 11 February 2017.
  10. Web site: Paris-Barcelona. UEFA. 25 May 2023. 14 February 2017.
  11. Web site: Barcelona 5–0 Celta Vigo. BBC Sport. 4 March 2017.
  12. Web site: PSG v Nancy Match Report. Goal. 4 March 2017.
  13. News: Barcelona 6-1 Paris Saint-Germain (Aggregate 6-5): Barca advance to quarter-finals after comeback win. Sky Sports. Walker-Roberts. James. 9 March 2017. 25 May 2023.
  14. Web site: Full Time Report - Round of 16 2nd leg - Wednesday 8 March 2017 - Bernabeu - Barcelona . UEFA . 8 March 2017 . 6 May 2020 .
  15. Web site: Barcelona makes history with 6–1 comeback win over PSG. . 9 March 2011 . 30 July 2011.
  16. Web site: PSG's blind panic vs Barca revealed by shocking passing stat. . 11 March 2017 . 30 July 2018.
  17. Web site: Barcelona v PSG referee facing UEFA demotion. . 11 March 2017 . 30 July 2018.
  18. Web site: Le VAR aurait sauvé le PSG de la remontada du Barça en Ligue des champions en 2017. 2021-02-17. L'Équipe. fr.
  19. Web site: Full Time Summary Quarter-finals 1st Leg – Juventus v Barcelona . UEFA.org . UEFA . 11 April 2017 . 30 July 2018.
  20. Web site: Full Time Summary Quarter-finals 2nd Leg – Barcelona v Juventus . UEFA.org . UEFA . 19 April 2017 . 30 July 2011.
  21. News: PSG sign Neymar for world record £200m. BBC Sport . 2023-02-03.
  22. Web site: Cavani: "La primera vez que fui a terapia fue tras la remontada del Barça al PSG". Lorena González. 2022-10-07. Relevo. es-ES. 2022-10-13.
  23. Web site: 14 December 2020. Barcelona to face Paris Saint-Germain in Champions League last 16. Barca Blaugranes.
  24. News: 14 December 2020. Neymar and Barca never quite the same since 2017 split. Reuters. 14 December 2020. 1 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231001014849/https://www.reuters.com/?edition-redirect=in. dead.
  25. Web site: 11 February 2021. Neymar out vs. Barca; questions style of play. 17 February 2021. ESPN.
  26. Web site: 16 February 2021. Mbappe 'happy' at PSG after Barcelona hat trick. 17 February 2021. ESPN.
  27. News: Doyle. Paul. 10 March 2021. PSG 1-1 Barcelona (agg: 5-2): Champions League – as it happened. The Guardian. 10 March 2021.
  28. Web site: 2021-08-11 . Lionel Messi signs 2-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain . 2023-12-10 . NBC News.
  29. Web site: 2024-03-16 . Barcelona’s Nightmare: PSG Star Haunts Former Club with Equal UCL Knockout Round Goals . 2024-08-09 . OneFootball . fr.
  30. Web site: "That's life" - Ousmane Dembele on Barca fans' whistles . 2024-08-09 . www.besoccer.com . en.
  31. Web site: PSG player ratings vs Barcelona: Remontada revenge! Kylian Mbappe spot on to complete Champions League comeback as Ousmane Dembele silences the boos and brilliant Bradley Barcola runs Ronald Araujo ragged. Goal. 17 April 2024. 17 April 2024.
  32. Web site: 2024-04-16 . X reacts as PSG reach Champions League semi-finals with Remontada revenge . 2024-08-09 . 90min.com . en-GB.
  33. Web site: 2024-04-17 . Barça-PSG - Comment les Parisiens ont réussi leur "remontada" à la française . 2024-08-09 . www.rtl.fr . fr-FR.