Champions League | Mbappe scores twice as PSG beats 10-man Barcelona to achieve semifinals

Apr 17, 2024 at 8:17 PM
Champions League | Mbappe scores twice as PSG beats 10-man Barcelona to achieve semifinals
Paris St Germain’s Kylian Mbappe with teammates celebrate after beating Barcelona in the quarterfinal of the UEFA Champions League second leg on April 16, 2024

Paris St Germain’s Kylian Mbappe with teammates have a good time after beating Barcelona within the quarterfinal of the UEFA Champions League second leg on April 16, 2024
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Paris St Germain’s Kylian Mbappe scored twice within the second half to assist information his aspect to a 4-1 comeback win at 10-man Barcelona of their Champions League quarter-final, second leg to wrap up a 6-4 combination victory on Tuesday.

Raphinha gave Barca the lead within the twelfth minute however they have been lowered to 10 males simply earlier than the half-hour mark after final man Ronald Araujo was proven a purple card for a foul on Bradley Barcola.

Former Barcelona ahead Ousmane Dembele fired residence for the guests within the fortieth to equalise on the night time and Vitinha put them forward with a strike from the sting of the field within the 54th.

Joao Cancelo fouled Dembele within the 61st minute to concede a penalty that Mbappe fired into the highest nook.

As Barca tried to discover a aim to take the sport to additional time, Mbappe made essentially the most of a counter assault to attain from close-range and wrap up a semifinal place towards Borussia Dortmund.

Dortmund scripts comeback towards Atletico

Borussia Dortmund stormed into the Champions League semi-finals with a rip-roaring 4-2 residence win over Atletico Madrid on Tuesday that noticed them battle again from a 2-1 defeat within the first leg to win the tie 5-4 on combination.

The German aspect scored twice within the first half and seemed to be cruising into the final 4, however Atletico bounced again with two objectives early within the second half to place Dortmund on the ropes earlier than they dug deep to finish an outstanding comeback.

The sport acquired off to a flying begin, and midfielder Marcel Sabitzer was solely prevented from placing the house aspect forward within the third minute by a last-ditch block from Cesar Azpilicueta as the house aspect got here flying out of the blocks.

Julian Brandt put Dortmund degree on combination within the thirty fourth minute, latching on to an excellent cross from Mats Hummels and firing residence, and 5 minutes later Dortmund took the lead within the quarter-final tie as Ian Maatsen reduce in from the left and drilled a perfectly-placed shot in on the foot of the far submit.

Atletico coach Diego Simeone made a triple substitution on the break and it paid dividends virtually instantly as Dortmund defender Hummels turned the ball into his personal internet within the forty ninth minute, and substitute Angel Correa put the Spaniards again within the lead within the tie within the sixty fourth minute, scoring on the second try.

However, the house aspect struck again and striker Niclas Fuellkrug made it 4-4 on combination with an excellent glancing header from Sabitzer’s cross within the 74th minute.

The residence followers had barely retaken their seats following that aim when Sabitzer popped up on the sting of the field, steadying himself with a superb first contact earlier than drilling residence the winner in entrance of an ecstatic crowd three minutes later