Paris Saint Germain 2-1 FC Barcelona: result and report
Champions League · Tuesday 2 April 2013
Result
Paris Saint Germain 2-1 FC Barcelona
Champions League · Tuesday 2 April 2013, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-1
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Paris Saint Germain 2-1 FC Barcelona: match report
Paris Saint Germain defeated FC Barcelona 2-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday 2 April 2013. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Lionel Messi opened the scoring in the 38th minute. Paris Saint Germain's goals came from Zlatan Ibrahimović (79') and Blaise Matuidi (90+4'). FC Barcelona scored through Lionel Messi (38') and Xavi (89', penalty).
Discipline: Paris Saint Germain received 4 yellow cards; FC Barcelona received 4 yellow cards.
Going into the game Paris Saint Germain were 7th on 16 points from 8 and FC Barcelona 11th on 15 points from 8. This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.
Paris Saint Germain lined up in a 4-4-2 and FC Barcelona in a 4-3-3.
Going into the match Paris Saint Germain's last five read D-L-W-W-W and FC Barcelona's W-L-D-D-D.
Key events
- 18'Yellow card · Gerard Piqué
- 38'Goal · Lionel Messi
- 62'Yellow card · Jordi Alba
- 65'Yellow card · Blaise Matuidi
- 68'Yellow card · David Beckham
- 75'Yellow card · Javier Mascherano
- 79'Goal · Zlatan Ibrahimović
- 85'Yellow card · Dani Alves
- 87'Yellow card · Zlatan Ibrahimović
- 89'Penalty goal · Xavi
- 89'Yellow card · Salvatore Sirigu
- 90+4'Goal · Blaise Matuidi
Team news
Paris Saint Germain line-up (4-4-2)
Salvatore Sirigu, Thiago Silva, Alex, Maxwell, Christophe Jallet, Blaise Matuidi, Javier Pastore, David Beckham, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Lucas Moura
FC Barcelona line-up (4-3-3)
Víctor Valdés, Dani Alves, Gerard Piqué, Jordi Alba, Xavi, Andrés Iniesta, Javier Mascherano, Sergio Busquets, David Villa, Alexis Sánchez, Lionel Messi