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Raphinha scores twice as Barcelona beats PSG 3-2 in 1st leg of Champions League quarterfinals

France Soccer Champions League
April 10, 2024

PARIS (AP) โ€” Raphinha scored twice and substitute Andreas Christensen headed the winner as Barcelona won 3-2 at Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals on Wednesday.

Christensen met a corner and stooped to head past goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma in the 77th minute.

Raphinha opened the scoring in the 37th and Ousmane Dembรฉlรฉ equalized in the 48th against his former club. Three minutes later, midfielder Vitinha put PSG ahead in a pulsating match where Dembรฉlรฉ hit the left post moments before Christensen's goal.

Raphinha scores twice as Barcelona beats PSG 3-2 in 1st leg of Champions League quarterfinals
France Soccer Champions League

Raphinha curled Barcelona ahead after Donnarumma struggled with Lamine Yamal's slick right-wing cross, which the 16-year-old Spain winger exquisitely flicked with the outside of his left foot.

Sloppy defending from both sides followed.

Kylian Mbappรฉ's left-wing cross was hacked clear by Ronald Araรบjo and fell to Dembรฉlรฉ, who cut inside Frenkie de Jong and slammed the ball past goalkeeper Marc-Andrรฉ ter Stegen.

Vitinha was afforded too much space from Fabiรกn Ruiz's pass, and slid a shot under his body.

Raphinha scores twice as Barcelona beats PSG 3-2 in 1st leg of Champions League quarterfinals
France Soccer Champions League

Raphinha read substitute Pedri's superbly weighted long pass and clipped a volley past Donnarumma, making it 2-2 in the 62nd ahead of Christensen's winner.

A fan ran onto the field seconds after the final whistle but was quickly caught by stewards.

The return leg is next Tuesday in Spain.

In the other quarterfinal Wednesday, Atlรฉtico Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 at home.

Raphinha scores twice as Barcelona beats PSG 3-2 in 1st leg of Champions League quarterfinals
France Soccer Champions League

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