Paris Saint-Germain’s Cillian Mbappe cheers after scoring his second goal in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 in Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain on the 17th. AP Yonhap News
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG, France) defeated FC Barcelona (Spain) with a hat-trick of Cillian Mbafe (23).
PSG won the match 4-1 against Barcelona in the 1st leg of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 in the 2020-21 season held in Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain on the 17th (Korean time). PSG, which won the away game, raised the possibility of advancing to the quarterfinals.
Barcelona was the first to open fire. In the 26th minute of the first half, Frankie Deyong (24) scored a penalty kick, and Lionel Messi (34) calmly scored the score first.
But soon after, PSG’s counterattack with Mbappe began. In the 32nd minute of the first half, Mbafe shook the net with a powerful left-footed shot after two opponents out of the penalty box.
The atmosphere continued in the second half. In the 20th minute of the second half, PSG succeeded in reversing with a left-footed shot of a cross from Mbappe’s right flank. Five minutes later, Mois Keane (21)’s headed shot, and the score increased. Afterwards, Mbappe succeeded in a right-footed kick in a counterattack situation in the 40th minute of the second half, leading to the game. Eventually the match ended with PSG’s 4-1 win.
The second leg of the round of 16 will be held in Paris on the 11th of next month.
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