A brace from Kylian Mbappe and a strike from Ousmane Dembele saw Paris Saint-Germain thrash Barcelona 4-1, in the Champions League quarter-final second leg tie in Spain.<\/p>\n
It was a night to forget for Barcelona as Xavi, defender Ronald Arajuo, and even goalkeeping coach Jose Ramon de la Fuente sent off.<\/p>\n
The LaLiga giants came into the second leg holding a 3-2 advantage from their victory in Paris last week.<\/p>\n
They looked on course for the semi-final when Raphinha\u2019s early strike put them 1-0 up on 12 minutes.<\/p>\n
However, the tie turned on its head when Arajuo was shown a straight red card on 29 minutes for impeding Bradley Barcola as the last man back.<\/p>\n
Former Barcelona man Dembele equalised with five minutes left in the first half.<\/p>\n
Vitinha then put PSG 2-1 ahead on the night nine minutes into the second half.<\/p>\n
Barca boss Xavi lost his head at how referee Istvan Kovacs had officiated the contest.<\/p>\n
The Spaniard booted the advertising hoarding in front of the fourth official in frustration and his aggression saw him get sent to the stands.<\/p>\n
Things went from bad to worse for the Catalans when Joao Cancelo dived in late on Dembele inside the box to give away a penalty.<\/p>\n
Mbappe, who will likely be facing Barcelona as a rival player for Real Madrid next season, then made no mistake from the spot to make it 3-1 on 61 minutes.<\/p>\n
Barcelona goalkeeping coach Jose Ramon de la Fuente\u2019s protests saw him join Xavi in being shown a red as the club pushed for a way back.<\/p>\n
But after committing players forwards, Mbappe got his second and PSG\u2019s fourth goal on 89 minutes.<\/p>\n
His second-half double meant Mbappe has now scored six goals against Barcelona in the Champions League \u2013 his most against any opponent in the competition.<\/p>\n
PSG will now face Borussia Dortmund in the semi-finals after the Germans ousted Atletico Madrid.<\/p>\n
Dortmund lost the first leg 2-1 in Spain before triumphing 4-2 in the reverse fixture.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, holders Manchester City will host Real Madrid with everything to play for after the first leg ended 3-3.<\/p>\n
At the Allianz Arena, Bayern Munich will hope to overcome Arsenal whom they held to a 2-2 draw at the Emirates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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