Barcelona 2-0 PSG – Report
Barcelona: Ter Stegen 6.5; Dani Alves 7.5, Pique 5, Mascherano 6, Jordi Alba 6; Rakitic 7.5, Busquets 7 (Sergi Roberto 55, 6), Iniesta 9 (Xavi 45, 6.5); Messi 6.5, Suarez 6.5 (Pedro 75, 6), Neymar 9.
PSG: Sirigu 6; Van der Wiel 3.5, Marquinhos 4.5, Luiz 5, Maxwell 6; Verratti 6, Cabaye 4 (Lucas Moura 66, 6.5), Matuidi 6 (Rabiot 80, 6); Cavani 4 (Lavezzi 80, 6.5), Ibrahimovic 4.5, Pastore 3.
Barcelona blew PSG away in Camp Nou as Neymar’s brace powers them into Champions League semis. Zlatan Ibrahimovic had a nightmare return to Nou Camp as PSG were helpless from the word go.
Neymar rose to the occasion as Barca built upon their first leg performance in Paris. The hosts started match from where they left off in Parc des Princes and this soon paid off as Neymar scored a beautiful goal. He breezed past his compatriot David Luiz who was backpedaling for some 10 yards as he let Barca’s hitman into the box with time and space to fire a shot.
David Luiz’s nightmare continued as he was once again tormented by Blaugrana attack. In first leg it was Suarez and in this leg it was Neymar. He let off Neymar for the second goal when he gave him acres of space to rise above him to nod the ball home from a Dani Alves cross.
Barca had 5-1 lead by the end of halftime and looked certain to book a semi finals berth. If PSG’s defence was a joke then their attack was toothless. Javier Pastore had worst game of the season last night as he was easily taken out by Busquets. Zlatan and Cavani too were not visible anywhere as they anonymously played their match.
Suarez may have a quiet game but the Uruguayan chipped in with his workrate and helped Barca to book a berth in semis.
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