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PSG shocked Barcelona in the last minutes: Luis Enrique returned and won, Mendes stopped Yamal again
Football
nights
in
the
Champions
League
are
rarely
complete
without
dramatic
plots
.
But
what
happened
at
the
Olympic
Stadium
in
Barcelona
became
a
real
theater
of
emotions
.
The
Catalans
already
tasted
victory
,
and
their
fans
celebrated
three
points
,
but
everything
changed
in
the
90th
minute
when
PSG
stunned
the
hosts
with a
quick
strike
.
It
was
a
special
meeting
for
Luis
Enrique
,
his
first
match
against
his
former
club
as
coach
of the
Parisians
.
And
it is
symbolic
that
it
was
he
who
,
returning
to
the
capital
of
Catalonia
,
deprived
Barcelona
of
the
first
points
in
the
Champions
League
.
The
Parisians
made
a
comeback
and
kept
the
perfect
start
:
two
wins
in
two
rounds
.
Both
teams
approached
the
match
with
problems
.
The
hosts
were
missing
Garcia
,
Gavi
,
Fermin
Lopez
and
Rafinha
.
The
guests
are
Marquinhos
,
Dembele
,
Kvaratskhelia
and
Douai
.
Moreover
,
Neves
,
who was
announced
as
the
base
,
left
the
application
at
the
last
moment
due
to
injury
during
the
warm
-up
.
These
personnel
gaps
affected
the
pattern
of the
game
:
Barcelona
sought
to
control
the
ball
more
and
look
for
space
through
quick
draws
,
while
PSG
competently
alternated
the
middle
block
of
defense
with
short
bursts
of
high
pressure
.
The
main
individual
duel
of the
evening
was
again
the
confrontation
between
Lamin
Yamal
and
Nuno
Mendes
.
The
16
-
year-
old
Barcelona
winger
led
the
stands
from
the
first
minute
–
his
spectacular
feint
"
under
Zidane
"
garnered
a standing
ovation
,
he
actively
joined
in
the
combinations
and
brought
in
partners
.
But
he didn
't
look
so
sharp
against
the
Portuguese
again
.
Mendes
seemed
to be
continuing
the
same
story
from
the
final
of the
League
of
Nations
,
where
he
completely
shut
down the
young
talent
.
The
visitors
took
advantage
of the
first
really
dangerous
moment
:
after
a
corner
,
Zabarny
almost
opened
the
scoring
,
and
a
little
later
he
took
the
ball
out
of
an
empty
net
already
at
his
own
.
But
soon
Ferran
Torres
punished
the
PSG
defense
—
after
a
great
pass
from
Yamal
and
a
series
of wins,
he
opened
the
scoring
.
VAR
confirmed
the
purity
of the
goal
:
Hakimi
's
deep
position
saved
the
Catalans
from
offside
.
It
seemed
like
this
would
give
Barca
confidence
,
but
Flick
's
team
seemed
to
slow
down
and
started
playing
on
hold
.
That
's
what the
owners
paid
for
.
At
the
end
of the
half
,
Nuno
Mendes
made
a
swift
breakthrough
,
broke
through the
left
flank
and
assisted
Mayula
—
1
:
1
.
After
the
break
,
Luis
Enrique
reinforced
the
attacking
flanks
by
swapping
Barcola
and
Mbye
.
This
tactical
move
enlivened
the
game
of the
guests
.
Barcola
attacked
the
weakest
link
in
Barcelona
's
defense
,
and
young
Mbye
regularly
loaded
Kunde
.
Barca
tried
to
respond
with
quick
attacks
.
Lewandowski
appeared
on
the
field
,
and
soon
he
brought
Yamal
into
a
striking
position
,
but
the
young
winger
missed
the
chance
.
Meanwhile
, the
statistics
of the
second
half
were
in
favor
of the
French
:
shots
–
9
:
5
,
on
target
–
5
:
1
.
The
Parisians
seized
control
and
began
to
strangle
the
opponent
in
the
transitional
phases
.
The
denouement
came
at
the
90th
minute
.
Barcelona
made
a
cut
,
Hakimi
instantly
picked
up the
ball
and
gave
a
perfect
pass
to
Ramos
.
The
Portuguese
evaded
the
defenders
,
avoided
offside
and
coolly
shot
past
Szczesny
.
1
:
2
—
and
the
Olympic
Stadium
was
plunged
into
silence
.
Flick
was
beside
himself
:
his
team
was
leading
at
first
,
but
lost
concentration
and
allowed
the
opponent
to
take
the
victory
from
under
their
noses
.
For
Barcelona
,
this
defeat
was
an
alarming
signal
:
the
team
knows
how
to
open
an
account
,
but
has
not
yet
learned
how to
maintain
an
advantage
against
top
opponents
.
For
PSG
,
the
victory
was
a
confirmation
of the
status
of
one
of
the
favorites
of the
tournament
—
despite
the
personnel
losses
,
Luis
Enrique
's
team
demonstrates
character
and
flexibility
.
And
,
perhaps
,
the
main
result
:
Nuno
Mendes
again
left
Lamin
Yamal
in
the
shadows
.
The
young
Spaniard
can
set
the
audience
on fire
,
but
it
was the
experience
and
strength
of the
PSG
defender
that
played
a
key
role
in
crucial
moments
.
