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Barcelona 1 - 4 Paris Saint-Germain : Mbappé seals PSG comeback to eliminate 10-man Barcelona

(2nd Leg. PSG advance 6-4 on agg)

Paris Saint-Germain's Kylian Mbappé scored twice in the second half to help guide his side to a 4-1 comeback win at 10-man Barcelona in their Champions League quarterfinal second leg to wrap up a 6-4 aggregate victory on Tuesday.

PSG took advantage of a first-half red card to Barcelona defender Ronald Araújo to keep their hopes of the trophy alive in what is set to be Mbappé's last season in Paris.

French winger, Bradley Barcola, was a constant menace to Barca's defence, running up and down the left channel as PSG dominated from the start.

But Barcelona seemed comfortable to sit back and counterattack, with Raphinha giving them the lead in the 12th minute after some good work from Lamine Yamal down the right channel.

Barça were down to 10 men just before the half hour after last man Ronald Araújo was shown a red card for a foul on Barcola just outside the penalty area.

Former Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembélé equalised for the visitors in the 40th minute from another great play by Barcola.

PSG were back on top in the second half and piled on the pressure until Vitinha finally managed to put the visitors in front on the night after 54 minutes.

PSG kept up the pressure, and in the 61st minute Barça full-back João Cancelo made a reckless sliding tackle to take down Dembele and concede a penalty that Mbappé fired into the top corner to make it 3-1 as PSG moved ahead in the tie.

As Barça tried to find a goal to take the game to extra time, France striker Mbappé made the most of a counterattack to score from close range and wrap up a semifinal place.

PSG will face Borussia Dortmund, whom they played in the group stage, after the Germans beat Atletico Madrid.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)