FC Barcelona 6–1 Paris Saint-Germain F.C.

'La Remontada'
The Camp Nou in Barcelona prior to the game
Event2016–17 Champions League
Round of 16, second leg
Barcelona Paris Saint-Germain
Spain France
6 1
Barcelona won 6–5 on aggregate
Date8 March 2017 (2017-03-08)
VenueCamp Nou, Barcelona
Man of the MatchNeymar (Barcelona)
RefereeDeniz Aytekin (Germany)
Attendance96,290[1]
WeatherPartly cloudy
13 °C (55 °F)
80% humidity[2]

FC Barcelona 6–1 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. was the result of the second leg of a UEFA Champions League tie which occurred on 8 March 2017 at the Camp Nou in Barcelona. FC Barcelona overcame a four-goal deficit in the second leg of their 2016–17 UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie against Paris Saint-Germain to win 6–5 on aggregate, making it the largest comeback in UEFA Champions League history, which became known in Spain and France as la Remontada (the comeback; Catalan: La Remuntada).[3][4]

Background

History

It was the third time Paris Saint-Germain faced Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League knockout phases, having lost the two previous encounters in the 2012–13 on away goals, and the 2014–15 season on aggregate.[5][6]

Group stage

Both teams had comfortably qualified from the group stage. Paris Saint-Germain qualified as runner-up in Group A having faced Arsenal, Basel, and having achieved a 9-point lead over 3rd-placed Ludogorets Razgrad. Barcelona qualified as leaders of Group C, far in front of Borussia Mönchengladbach and Celtic and leading 2nd-place Manchester City by 6 points.[7]

First leg

Paris Saint-Germain France4–0Spain Barcelona
 Report
Attendance: 46,484[8]

The first leg was played on 14 February at the Parc des Princes in Paris; both teams were in good shape with Paris Saint-Germain coming from a 3–0 away win at Bordeaux in Ligue 1 and Barcelona thrashing Deportivo Alavés in a 6–0 away win in La Liga.[9][10]

Ángel Di María put the Parisians in front on 18 minutes with a free kick after Barcelona's Samuel Umtiti committed a foul. Julian Draxler made it 2–0 with a low shot in the 40th minute, assisted by Marco Verratti. After 55 minutes, Di María scored once again from a shot outside the box. Edinson Cavani scored the final goal of the game in the 72nd minute, securing the 4–0 win. Barcelona achieved only one shot on target during the whole match.[11]

Match

Summary

Players prepare for a free kick moments before Barcelona's sixth goal.

The second leg was played on 8 March at the Camp Nou in Barcelona. Once again, the two teams came into the match having won their league games, Barcelona 5–0 vs. Celta Vigo and Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 against Nancy.[12][13]

The game had an attendance of 96,290.[1] Barcelona's Luis Suárez scored the first goal of the game in the 3rd minute after heading the ball over the line before it was cleared by Thomas Meunier. In the 40th minute, Paris Saint-Germain's Layvin Kurzawa scored an own goal in an attempt to block a shot by Andrés Iniesta. The third goal came in the 50th minute via a penalty scored by Lionel Messi after Neymar was fouled by Thomas Meunier. Barcelona's hopes were seemingly brought down after Edinson Cavani scored Paris Saint-Germain's only goal in the 62nd minute, leaving them requiring three more to win due to the away goals rule now favoring the away side, PSG.[14] Then Barcelona’s Mascherano dragged down Di Maria in Barcelona’s penalty area but referee Deniz Aytekin did not blow for a penalty. Neymar scored two goals in the closing stages – a free kick in the 88th minute and a controversial penalty kick when Luis Suárez fell in the 90+1st – to make it 5–1. In the final seconds of the match, Neymar delivered a cross into the penalty area, and Sergi Roberto scored their sixth and final goal in the 90+5th minute, thus winning the game 6–1 and advancing to the quarter finals 6–5 on aggregate.[15]

Details

Barcelona Spain6–1France Paris Saint-Germain
 Report
Attendance: 96,290[1]
Barcelona
Paris Saint-Germain
GK 1 Germany Marc-André ter Stegen
CB 14 Argentina Javier Mascherano
CB 3 Spain Gerard Piqué Yellow card 23'
CB 23 France Samuel Umtiti
DM 5 Spain Sergio Busquets Yellow card 36'
RM 4 Croatia Ivan Rakitić Yellow card 61' downward-facing red arrow 84'
LM 8 Spain Andrés Iniesta (c) downward-facing red arrow 65'
AM 10 Argentina Lionel Messi
RF 12 Brazil Rafinha downward-facing red arrow 76'
CF 9 Uruguay Luis Suárez Yellow card 67'
LF 11 Brazil Neymar Yellow card 64'
Substitutes:
GK 13 Netherlands Jasper Cillessen
DF 18 Spain Jordi Alba
DF 19 France Lucas Digne
DF 20 Spain Sergi Roberto upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 7 Turkey Arda Turan upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 21 Portugal André Gomes upward-facing green arrow 84'
FW 17 Spain Paco Alcácer
Manager:
Spain Luis Enrique
GK 1 Germany Kevin Trapp
RB 12 Belgium Thomas Meunier downward-facing red arrow 90+3'
CB 5 Brazil Marquinhos Yellow card 90'
CB 2 Brazil Thiago Silva (c)
LB 20 France Layvin Kurzawa
CM 25 France Adrien Rabiot
CM 14 France Blaise Matuidi Yellow card 5'
RW 7 Brazil Lucas Moura downward-facing red arrow 55'
AM 6 Italy Marco Verratti Yellow card 90+4'
LW 23 Germany Julian Draxler Yellow card 14' downward-facing red arrow 75'
CF 9 Uruguay Edinson Cavani Yellow card 42'
Substitutes:
GK 16 France Alphonse Areola
DF 3 France Presnel Kimpembe
DF 19 Ivory Coast Serge Aurier upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 4 Poland Grzegorz Krychowiak upward-facing green arrow 90+3'
MF 10 Argentina Javier Pastore
MF 11 Argentina Ángel Di María upward-facing green arrow 55'
MF 21 France Hatem Ben Arfa
Manager:
Spain Unai Emery

Statistics

Overall[16]
Statistic Barcelona Paris Saint-Germain
Goals scored 6 1
Total shots 20 7
Shots on target 10 3
Saves 2 4
Ball possession 71% 29%
Corner kicks 6 4
Fouls committed 16 25
Offsides 2 5
Yellow cards 5 5
Red cards 0 0

Post-match

Paris Saint-Germain's collapse was called a "nightmare" and a "humiliation" in the days following the match.[17][18] There was speculation that the referee could be demoted from his status by the governing body due to some of the decisions he made during the match, particularly the award of Barcelona's second penalty, and for not awarding a penalty to PSG and a red card for Mascherano.[19] Subsequent analyses suggested that Paris Saint-Germain would have won the game had the VAR system been in use.[20]

In the quarter-finals, Barcelona again suffered a heavy defeat in the first leg of the tie away from home, this time losing 3–0 to Juventus.[21] However, they were unable to repeat their performance of the previous round and were eliminated after drawing 0–0 in the return leg.[22]

Neymar moved to Paris Saint-Germain after PSG triggered his €222 million release clause.

One of the tie's main protagonists, Brazilian forward Neymar, was at the centre of a different matter involving the two clubs in August 2017 when he moved from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain for a world record transfer fee.[23]

In October 2022, PSG’s striker Edinson Cavani declared to Spanish sports website Relevo that he was so affected by the defeat that he needed psychological therapy to overcome the shock.[24]

Subsequent meetings and similar outcomes

In the round of 16 of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain once again faced off against each other, this time in different circumstances.[25] A major talking point for the media was the return of Neymar to Barcelona, although he was ruled out of the first leg with an injury.[26][27] Regardless, PSG won the match 4–1 at the Camp Nou, with a hat-trick from Kylian Mbappé.[28] In the second leg, a still Neymar-less PSG side managed to hold on to a 1–1 draw, beating Barça 5–2 on aggregate and advancing to the quarter-finals.[29] This match proved to be Lionel Messi's last in the Champions League with Barcelona, as he joined PSG in the following transfer window.[30]

The clubs met again at the quarter-final stage in 2023–24, with Paris Saint-Germain now coached by Luis Enrique; Barcelona won the first leg in France 3–2 and went a further goal ahead at home but lost 4–1 (aggregate 6–4) after having a player sent off in the first half, in an outcome dubbed "Revenge Remontada".[31]

In addition, Barcelona had been on the receiving end of other significant comebacks in the same competition: in 2017–18 they lost 3–0 to Roma and went out on away goals having held a strong 4–1 advantage from the home leg of the tie,[32] and in 2018–19, holding a 3–0 lead over Liverpool from the Camp Nou, they conceded four goals without reply at Anfield.[33][34] For their part, Paris Saint-Germain also lost in another dramatic late comeback in 2018–19, to Manchester United.[35][36][34]

See also

References

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External links

  • UEFA match commentary
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