Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 217. (Read 141888 times)

Now PSG is even leading 1-3 in this match thanks to 1 goal scored by Mbappe via a penalty kick. It seems like Barcelona is in an unlucky condition. Their coach Xavi Hernandez even received a red card in this match. Now PSG has the advantage with an aggregate of 4-5. But this will be more interesting if Barcelona scores 1 more goal and makes the aggregate equal again. But Barcelona, ​​which only plays with 10 people, will still have difficulty penetrating PSG's defense. But now Barcelona is actually forced to play more aggressively even with only 10 players. Because they have to catch up.

That was a silly tackle from Aurojo and and the worst part is that it was early, taking a red card in games like this is should be avoided at all cost but i don’t know what Aurojo was thinking to tackle like that as a last man standing  and now the team is suffering from his mistake. They have now conceded 3 at their home making it 4-5 on aggregate. It now seem like Barcelona are definitely going to be eliminated, Mbappe just converted from the spot kick after another reckless tackle by Cancelo in the yard box. There is still time for Barcelona to redeem themselves so i still expect a competitive game until the final whistle.

Dortmund are a different Beast today...maybe their home fans have made the difference but so far they look like the team to progress tonight because they have more possession and just looked like the better team as Atletico have been wasteful in the chances they had and they will be punished for it...
Oh shot Atletico just equalized, let's go for the win boys..BvB must pack their bag's!!

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Elsewhere, Barcelona game has taken a twist after Barca was leading the game but PSG turned game around and with the red cards on their book , I don't see them coming back and it's safe to say these boys are packing...comeon team Spain 

Oucch..it is a hot shot from Vitinha as he finds the back of the net after a corner kick was awarded to PSG which gave him the opportunity to have a cool pass from Hakimi. I see Barca losing this match, because it was not up to ten minutes that the second half started before PSG was able to balance the scoreline 4-4. I really feel For arca towards this misfortune that wants to fall on them. This was not how people expected the match to go, but who knows if PSG was just too lucky in this match.

It is Barca 2-1 PSG
AGG 4-4

Can anyone explain to me why Lewandowski got a yellow card. even though he was the one who was nudged from the side by a PSG player. But why did Lewandowski get a yellow card? I only glanced at it. But yeah maybe I missed something.

PSG increasingly has more opportunities. But Barcelona was lucky because the shooting accuracy of the PSG players was still quite poor. I don't know how many times but PSG players made inaccurate accuracy over and over again. Which makes them always fail to take advantage of the opportunities they have. And this is a good thing for Barcelona.

I was sure of a Dortmund win since watching the first leg of the tournament,Atletico surely dominated in the first half in that game but got tired in the second and Dortmund took profit from that to score a goal there that is looking precious so far to them as they are qualified so far with this result.I know most people watching Barcelona and so was I but boy do I want to watch Atletico now as they have got nothing to lose and they need to go forward with all their forces to score a goal.This approach though leaves spaces in defense and they should also be very much worried of conceding another goal which would be devastating to them.Let's see if Atletico has something in the second half,they need to have something if they want at least to equalize they need to score a goal as soon as they can.

With Araujo's red card, he will be difficult to replace if PSG does not advance for the semi-finals this time around, as PSG performed admirably in the first half and I feel they will score more goals in the second. They best defender Araujo will not even play the next match if they are lucky and qualify to the next round of the competition, let see what will happen in the second half who will get the chance and qualify, but psg are the favorites to go next round because they give Araujo a red card, their defense is open and pressuring Barcelona in the box, and Mbappe does not get enough space to shoot in the box is only Dembele that is getting many chances and shoots. with how dembele is performing in the pitch you will think he as Barcelona on is mind before the match start . Barcelona need to put more effort on the second half because if they try to defence the match he will be very hard for them to make it to next round of the competition I believe PSG will likely win the match they have more advantaged now to defeat Barcelona for the second half.

Barcelona really didn't have the option to play more aggressively. Even L. Yamal has also been replaced with one of the defenders to cover the gaps in their back line. And yes, Xavi has to play a defensive strategy for his team. But still, this will not be easy. But Barcelona could surprise us by making a counterattack and scoring another goal. Even though this seems impossible, actually anything is possible. Red cards are really a tough thing for Barcelona at the moment.
The second half had just started and PSG seemed to be putting more and more pressure on Barcelona's defense. I think now the situation has become less exciting. Because seeing a team having difficulty playing with only 10 players always makes me feel sorry for them.

The second leg match between Barcelona and PSG has ended with a score of 1-1, Barcelona was able to first make the PSG players depressed after Rapinha managed to score in the 12th minute and gave Barcelona the upper hand for a while, but it turned out that the red card obtained by Ronald Araujo in the 29th minute made the direction of the game begin to change and Barcelona had to work hard to stop PSG's attack which is superior in number of players at this time,  The goal from Dembele I think has left the whole stadium speechless and like in the first leg of course he had no qualms about celebrating today, after getting the red card of course it will be very difficult for Barcelona to keep their lead today and of course Enrique will try to take advantage of their players numerical advantage to eliminate Barcelona today.

For the Dortmund vs Atletico match, honestly I passed it today to see the Barcelona and PSG matches, but when looking at the highlights of the two teams' games, of course Dortmund seems to have greater hopes to qualify for the semifinals, especially now that they are temporarily ahead with a score of 2-0 over Atletico Madrid.

Arajuo's exit really affected the team defensively, he was the main man back there, although he did what he had to to prevent that goal from the PSG striker, but that exit gave the paris players more confidence in penetrating the Barcelona defense which they exploited in no distant time.

Arajuo's exit left Dembele unmarked and he had the opportunity to score once and almost converted the second one just before halftime. Xavi should limit Dembele and Mbappe's from if he wants to remain in the contest.

Barcelona midfield stopped working from almost the start of the game with their defensive play. It further deteriorated with the exit of Arajuo. as the right winger was removed to accommodate a defender. Xavi needs to get very creative with his pattern this second half so he doesn't lose out of the competition.

Dortmund has indeed succeeded in turning things around. In the first leg Dortmund was behind by 1 goal and then now Dortmund reversed it and led by 1 goal. And made the aggregate 3-2 in favor of Dortmund. Yes, this is a drama that usually occurs in football. And now the second half will be even more exciting. Because Atletico Madrid definitely doesn't want their chances to be taken easily by Dortmund. Unfortunately I didn't pay attention to their match. But I have a feeling that Dortmund will probably maintain their lead.

Meanwhile, Barcelona will be very difficult now. Because after all, playing with 10 players is a weakness that is difficult to cover.

With the way the match is going I doubt if it will end like their last meeting because I don't think Barcelona will be able to manage their player with short one, actually the red card is truly a setback to them because after the red card was issued to Ronald Araujo it was not long PSG use the opportunity to equalize the goal, Barcelona is lucky to have scored the first goal before the red card if not they would have been losing by a goal now.

Actually the problem they will have on this match is that is too early for the red card because even if they decided to go for a defensive method it will still be very difficult for them because they cannot hold PSG for long, is actually a petty for Barcelona that their plans for today match has taken another dimension, so perhaps if PSG is consistent enough this would have been a great opportunity for them to secure their ticket to the next round, so let's see if their would be changes among the two clubs on the second half.

Araujo unprofessional tackle have caused Barcelona a pain on the ass, because they are now playing with one man down, which is now an advantage for their visitors PSG who have already equalized the goal scvores by Raphina on the 12th minutes. It is now a dangerous match for Barcelona, because their chances of surviving and winning this match in the second half is very slim.

PSG is not a weak team that will not be able to score more goals, but I doubt Barcelona if they will be able to play normal with ten men. On the other hand Dortmund is on lthe lead with 2-0, I never expected Atletico will not be able to score any goal till the first half will be over. This means that Dortmund have higher chances of qualifying to the semifinals.

You don't expect PSG to visit Barcelona that win them in their home and just invade their home with goals like rain fall from sky. They are both prepared you know and because PSG is mistake is likely to cost them a lot, they played with ease strategic and they have finally equalized the leading goal on the second leg, it was the mistake PSG was trying to avoid Barcelona finally did with a red card.

I have not seen the usefulness of Mbape in this Quarter final to be honest, all hope lost on him. With such a half leg of Barcelona, I expect him to deliver atleast two goals from this situation of Barcelona playing against 11 men and proceed to semi final.

Barcelona were a little confused after they took the lead in the 12th minute with Raphinha's goal, after which Paris Saint-Germain played much more pressing down the wing. Kounde was still playing very well by marking the Paris Saint-Germain players, until Araujo made a mistake which resulted in a red card. Losing one player, Luis Enrique's squad is getting deeper into Barcelona's defense. In the end, Lamine Yamal had to be withdrawn and replaced by Inigo Martinez so that Barcelona's defense remained stable. however, as a result, Paris Saint Germain had more control over the course of the match and Dembele managed to take advantage of the lack of discipline in Barcelona's defenders.

Well, I'm a little disappointed because Barcelona is having difficulty getting out of the chaos of Paris Saint-Germain's attacks. There was no choice, Xavi had to change his tactics a little and just rely on the counterattack they had. The fight is still long, this fight has not yet determined the winner. I hope that Barcelona will be able to survive and win the match again, even though it will be difficult to do so in conditions like these.
In another match, Dortmund won 2-0 over Atletico Madrid. ATM must score a goal for the match to go to extra time, or they must make a comeback to qualify for the next round. But I'm quite sure, ATM will score at least 1 goal in this match or could equalize. well, these two matches are still not over and the first half has just ended.

Dortmund in a really strong position at half time, leading 2-0 on the night and 3-2 on aggregate. The Barca vs PSG game is crazy, Barca down to 10 men with a slender 4-3 aggregate lead.

All to play for in both ties, this is what CL football is all about, pure drama.

Barcelona started very well in this match as Rafinha gave them an early lead in the 12th minutes of play only for Araujo R to have an early red card in the 29th minutes thereby causing serious pressure on the barcelona side and they conceded goal courtesy of Dembele.

I feel it will be difficult for Barcelona to cope with this early red card so more pressure is expected to come from the PSG side in the second half as they are on 1:1 score in the first half now.  The only strategy that may save Barcelona is if they play a defensive game in the second half rather than attacking because if they attack PSG, they will use a counter attack to penetrate the defense of Barcelona and since Araujo have created a loop hole in his position due to the red card, PSG may have an easy access to score more goals in the second half so more of the the pressure will be against Barcelona.

Dortmund led well in the first half as I expected. I have taken 2 kinds of bets but I think at least one of them will come. I played both 2-1 score and the score may not come, but I played both dortmund wins and 2.5 over and I think it will come. The red card will change the course of the Barcelona match. I was thinking that this match could be 2-2 but the red card will be a bit of a problem.

PSG managed to equalize the score at 1-1 thanks to a goal scored by Dembele in the 40th minute. And PSG's defense was indeed shaky. but that was only temporary and we can see now that PSG's defense has actually become more solid. And on the other hand, Barcelona's defense weakened after losing one of their defenders due to a red card. Now with an aggregate of 4-3, I think PSG's chances are big again in this match. Because Barcelona with only 10 players will be very difficult to maintain their lead.
The first half is almost over and maybe Barcelona will just try to maintain the current score with the remaining time in the first half. And will think about a better strategy in the second half.

PSG continued to pressure Barcelona's defense from the start. But Barcelona continued to make good defense throughout the match. and this is what makes PSG difficult. Apart from that, PSG also wasted opportunities several times by making poor shooting accuracy. So I think Barcelona is becoming more comfortable with their current strategy.

But after Ronald Araujo received a red card in the 29th minute, PSG became more comfortable in attacking. but they haven't been able to make good use of it until now. And Xavi also seems to have made some changes and replaced Lamine Yamal with Iñigo Martínez Berridi who is a defender. So with this, Barcelona's defense remains strong. But Barcelona will be weak in attack. So it can be said that Barcelona really intends to secure their current lead. and may no longer prioritize adding goals with only 10 players remaining.