Barcelona 6–1 Paris Saint-Germain (2017)

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La Remontada
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The Camp Nou in Barcelona prior to the match
Event2016–17 Champions League
Round of 16, second leg
Barcelona Paris Saint-Germain
Spain France
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]

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 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.[5][6]

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 France4–0Spain Barcelona
  • Di María Goal 18', 55'
  • Draxler Goal 40'
  • Cavani Goal 72'
 Report
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 46,484[7]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

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 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; with the outcome described as "astonishing", "incredible", and "a miracle" by the media.[5][12][13]

Details[]

Barcelona Spain6–1France Paris Saint-Germain
  • L. Suárez Goal 3'
  • Kurzawa Goal 40' (o.g.)
  • Messi Goal 50' (pen.)
  • Neymar Goal 88', 90+1' (pen.)
  • Roberto Goal 90+5'
 Report
  • Cavani Goal 62'
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 96,290[14]
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
Barcelona
Paris Saint-Germain
GK 1 Germany Marc-André ter Stegen
CB 14 Argentina Javier Mascherano
CB 3 Spain Gerard Piqué Yellow card 23'
CB 23 France Samuel Umtiti
DM 5 Spain Sergio Busquets Yellow card 36'
RM 4 Croatia Ivan Rakitić Yellow card 61' Substituted off 84'
LM 8 Spain Andrés Iniesta (c) Substituted off 65'
AM 10 Argentina Lionel Messi
RF 12 Brazil Rafinha Substituted off 76'
CF 9 Uruguay Luis Suárez Yellow card 67'
LF 11 Brazil Neymar Yellow card 64'
Substitutes:
GK 13 Netherlands Jasper Cillessen
DF 18 Spain Jordi Alba
DF 19 France Lucas Digne
DF 20 Spain Sergi Roberto Substituted in 76'
MF 7 Turkey Arda Turan Substituted in 65'
MF 21 Portugal André Gomes Substituted in 84'
FW 17 Spain Paco Alcácer
Manager:
Spain Luis Enrique
Barcelona vs Paris 2017-03-08.svg
GK 1 Germany Kevin Trapp
RB 12 Belgium Thomas Meunier Substituted off 90+3'
CB 5 Brazil Marquinhos Yellow card 90'
CB 2 Brazil Thiago Silva (c)
LB 20 France Layvin Kurzawa
CM 25 France Adrien Rabiot
CM 14 France Blaise Matuidi Yellow card 5'
RW 7 Brazil Lucas Moura Substituted off 55'
AM 6 Italy Marco Verratti Yellow card 90+4'
LW 23 Germany Julian Draxler Yellow card 14' Substituted off 75'
CF 9 Uruguay Edinson Cavani Yellow card 42'
Substitutes:
GK 16 France Alphonse Areola
DF 3 France Presnel Kimpembe
DF 19 Ivory Coast Serge Aurier Substituted in 75'
MF 4 Poland Grzegorz Krychowiak Substituted in 90+3'
MF 10 Argentina Javier Pastore
MF 11 Argentina Ángel Di María Substituted in 55'
MF 21 France Hatem Ben Arfa
Manager:
Spain 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] Subsequent analyses suggested that Paris Saint-Germain would have won the game had the VAR system been in use.[19]

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.[20] However, they were unable to repeat their performance of the previous round and were eliminated after drawing 0–0 in the return leg.[21]

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.

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.[22] A major talking point for the media was the return of Neymar to his former club, though he was ruled out of the first leg with an injury.[23][24] Regardless, PSG won the match 4–1 at the Camp Nou, with a hat-trick from Kylian Mbappé.[25] 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.[26]

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[27] and going out on away goals, despite having held a strong 4–1 advantage from the home leg of the tie.[28] 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.[29][30] 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[31] who went on to win the competition beating Tottenham Hotspur who themselves had completed a dramatic comeback from 3-0 down at half-time in the second leg away from home over Ajax to reach the final.[32]

See also[]

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