PARIS Saint-Germain’s emphatic victory over Barcelona keeps alive the French club’s dream of ending the Kylian Mbappe era by lifting the Champions Lea...
Paris Saint-Germain's forward Kylian Mbappe and teammates celebrate after winning the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg football match between FC Barcelona and Paris SG at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys in Barcelona today. - AFPpixSaint-Germain’s emphatic victory over Barcelona keeps alive the French club’s dream of ending the Kylian Mbappe era by lifting the Champions League trophy at Wembley in June.
But they seized the opportunity given to them in Catalonia after Ronald Araujo’s red card left Barcelona to play over an hour with 10 men, allowing Luis Enrique’s team to go on and win 4-1 on the night and 6-4 on aggregate. The final scoreline was identical to that on their last visit to Barcelona in February 2021, when Mbappe hit a hat-trick in the first leg of a last-16 tie they eventually won 5-2 on aggregate.
“This means a lot,“ Dembele told Canal Plus. “We are crossing our fingers that we can get to Wembley.” It really would feel like a waste for them if they do not manage to win it with such a generational talent in their ranks.
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