Paris Saint-Germain fought back from a goal to achieve a late 2-1 victory over Barcelona in a moving UEFA Champions League 2025-26 intermission on Wednesday, where the defending champion won a series of injuries to achieve a valuable victory.
Replacement Goncalo Ramos took the winner in the 90th minute before the holder, who had fallen behind early before he took control of the game.
It was PSG’s third consecutive triumph over Barcelona in the Catalan capital and maintained its perfect start to the Champions League campaign, after it was opened with a 4-0 win over Atalanta.
Barcelona, lifted by the return of 18-year-old Lamine Yamal, started well. The balloon d’Or-Tweede, which had missed the opening victory in Newcastle United, shone from the start, with his power in the second minute with a Mazy Dribbel and Kruis that Ferran Torres could not convert.
Nevertheless, the pressure ran in the 19th minute when Marcus Rashford supplied a precise pass over the box to Torres, who smashed in to beat the offside trap and beat PSG goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier.
However, PSG reacted lusty despite the missing of Captain Marquinhos and the starting attacking trio of Ousmane Dembele, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Desire Done next to midfielder Joao Neves, who was injured during the Warming -Up.
It took control of the procedure and Barca keeper Wojciech Szczesny made a great save to pal the pale a poisonous free kick from Achraf Hakimi from the edge of the box that was intended for the right -right corner.
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PSG equalized in the 38th minute when Nuno Mendes started a dazzling run to the left and hit three defenders before he set up 19-year-old Sundy Mayulu, who finished clinically in the bottom corner.
Bradley Barcola wasted a great chance to give his side the lead in the 42nd minute, running past Eric Garcia in the box, but shoots his effort far beyond the bar.
PSG was a constant threat in the second half when the defense of Barcelona struggled to control the speed of the French side in the canals.
Ibrahim Mbaye almost scored with a strike from the box in the 50th minute, and Szczesny made a stunning save to block a Barcola effort up close two minutes later.
Barca, however, had a big chance in the 62nd minute when Hakimi made a crucial goallic approval to refuse a Dani Olmo effort that the goalkeeper had already defeated.
But PSG got the breakthrough late. After replacement Lee Kang-in the post hit with a shot from the edge of the box in the 83rd minute, it finally scored a deserved winner of a fast counter in the 90th, with Hakimi Crossing for Ramos to shoot home to start up close.
«It was a narrow match, but we still believed in ourselves even though they had confronted many injuries. Those who played were great,» said PSG defender Mendes Plus channel.
«That is what we need, players who come in and help us when needed, play our style of football. We have shown our work at the highest level. We know that this year it will be harder because everyone wants to defeat us. We know that and we are focused. We always come to win,» he added.
Barcelona will organize Olympiacos in its next group stage match on October 21, when PSG travels to Bayer Leverkusen.
Published on October 2, 2025
