As a result, PSG went one step further in the fight to reach the quarter-finals. Liverpool beat Leipzig 2-0 in another game of the night.
PSG lost 6-1 in the last 16 seconds of the 2017 UEFA Champions League at Camp Nou. That bad memory was still haunting the Parisians. Neymar Jr., the hero of Barsa's victory in that match, is now in PSG. However, the Brazilian star missed being an opponent of his old teammates due to injury.
Argentine superstar Lionel Messi put Barcelona ahead with a goal from the penalty spot in the 27th minute of the match at home. However, five minutes later, PSG equalized with a goal from French forward Killian Mbappe with the help of Marco Verratti.
In the middle of the second half, Mbappe gave the lead to PSG by wrapping it in the net again when he hit the foot of Florence's cross pick. Five minutes later, from the free-kick of Pardes, the ball was caught in the net once again and the gap was widened.
Before the last whistle, PSG forward Mbappe picked up a hat-trick from a pass from Julian Drexler. The rest of the time neither of the two teams got to see the goal. So PSG left the field with a big victory in the first leg. However, keeping in mind the old memories, PSG coach Mauricio Pachettino will form the team with a strong hand for the next leg.
In the other match of the league, the German team lost to Leipzig and Liverpool took a step forward on the way to the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The English champions won the first leg of the last 16 2-0. Mohammad Salah and Sadio Mane scored two goals each.
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