Barcelona was victorious in the first leg against Paris Saint Germain by 2-3 as a visitor. Now, they must receive the French team next week in the Camp Nou to go for more and completely and more securely seal your pass to the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League.
The first leg turned out to be a match that promised goals of all kinds and lived up to expectations. The culés opened the scoring in the 37th minute with a goal from Raphinha in a first half where the Spanish team was better than the rival. However, the Paris Saint Germain players, under the command of Luis Enrique, woke up at the beginning of the second half where in just 6 minutes they managed to turn the result around in a moment of superiority that they did not know how to take full advantage of since Barça did not He bailed and went looking for a more than important victory for the return leg at the Camp Nou.
The team led by Xavi Hernández managed to achieve the victory as a visitor, which always turns out to be the most complicated commitment in head-to-head matches. Next Tuesday the match will be played that will finally define which team will advance to the semi-finals and, so far, Barcelona is one step ahead.
For the culés to be able to get the key that will give them a pass to the semifinals, they will have to maintain their advantage next Tuesday in Catalonia with their people being local. Having won this match and with the advantage that it is defined at home, a draw will be enough for Xavi's team to be able to advance to the round, with or without goals since the away goal stopped counting as a double a while ago and Therefore, equality will be enough for them to play in the semifinals.
Needless to say, victory would be ideal, since it would give him a boost of spirit, security and peace of mind to wait for his possible rival in the next round.
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