Summary
Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain played out a 4-1 win over each other in the Champions League quarterfinal. The match had big, fate-altering moments and stakes, but it felt oddly unremarkable and unsatisfying. Barcelona and PSG have a shared affinity for Champions League embarrassments, and the greater soccer world's shared love for laughing at their pratfalls. I personally was cackling while watching Barcelona put it on PSG during that stretch between the opening goal and Araújo's red. PSG's weak, anxious defending in spite of its numerical advantage didn't wind up affecting the outcome. Barcelona lost 2-1 to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League semifinal first leg. The result hurts, but doesn't kill, Xavi's chances of staying on another season. Luis Enrique's first season in charge has been erratic to say the least. Barcelona and PSG meet in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The tie will be played at the Maracana Stadium in Barcelona.
