Sports October 20, 2026 10:23 pm
Paris Saint-Germain came from behind to defeat Barcelona 4-2 in a thrilling UEFA Champions League encounter at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday.
Desire Doue opened the scoring for the hosts in the 38th minute after capitalising on a Barcelona mistake before Xavi Espart equalised in the 55th minute.
Lucas Hernandez restored PSG’s lead with a header in the 72nd minute, but Lamine Yamal levelled for Barcelona in the 79th minute.
Vitinha put the French champions ahead again two minutes later before Fabian Ruiz sealed the victory in the 86th minute.
The victory continued PSG’s strong start to their Champions League campaign, while Barcelona were left to rue their defensive lapses despite twice fighting back to level the contest.
PUNCH Online reports that this result came in the league phase of the competition, match day three, with both sides having entered the match after winning their opening two fixtures.
Dembele was substituted earlier in the the game due to a suspected injury. Dani Olmo also was out of Barca team in the first half due to injury.
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