Barcelona vs PSG (agg 3-2) – Champions League quarter-final: Live score, team news and updates as Kylian Mbappe and company look to overturn first-leg deficit plus updates from Borussia Dortmund vs Atletico Madrid

Kylian Mbappe could not have had his greatest sport within the first leg however depend him out at your individual peril.

The French celebrity loves an away day in Europe, particularly within the knockout phases. He has scored 13 objectives in 11 away video games within the Champions League knockouts.

That file has solely been bettered by two gamers, Cristiano Ronaldo with 23 in 39 matches and Karim Benzema with 14 in 34.

How PSG may do with him extending that file tonight.

It is not solely the Barcelona followers making noise.

The PSG supporters are making their strategy to the Olympic Stadium in numbers, and effectively, they aren’t doing it quietly.

Seeing the ambiance like this already is making me extraordinarily excited for tonight.

I am unable to anticipate it to get going!

Final week could have been Raphinha’s greatest efficiency in a Barcelona shirt.

The previous Leeds winger ripped aside PSG at instances and his second purpose was merely particular.

PSG will definitely be cautious of him tonight, he may take the sport away from them right away.

He seems prepared for enterprise.

Edin Terzic, Borussia Dortmund boss, talking on Monday:

We’d like consequence in opposition to Atletico and we’re fairly positive our supporters wish to make that occur and create ambiance. So, we wish to pay them again.

Diego Simeone, Atletico Madrid supervisor, talking on Monday:

Now we’ll go to their stadium realizing that we’re going to discover a sturdy crew, a crew with lots of people who’re going to take it to us, to assault. We should undergo and reap the benefits of the areas.

Seeing these first elimination ties, within the 4 [quarter-final] matches, it’s not simple to win, so we’re comfortable to have gained.

The Champions League actually did serve us up some belters final week.

I’m as soon as once more feeling reminiscent, so let’s rewind to final week’s first leg between Atletico Madrid and Borussia Dortmund.

Diego Simeone’s facet couldn’t have hoped for a greater begin, racing right into a two-goal lead within the first-half due to Rodrigo De Paul and Samuel Lino.

Their dominance didn’t final although and Dortmund got here again sturdy within the second interval, getting their reward when substitute Sebastian Haller halved the deficit with a fantastic end.

The guests then huffed and puffed in the hunt for a late equaliser, however they could not discover it. They’ll be hoping that it comes early on tonight as an alternative.

As soon as once more, a tightly contested first leg means tonight could possibly be tense.

Luis Enrique, PSG boss, talking on Monday:

PSG have by no means come again to win after dropping a primary leg, however [Tuesday] is the day. After a defeat in such an vital sport, the times after the match have been onerous. It is tough to get well mentally, however the advantage of soccer is you may have one other sport in opposition to the identical opponent.

I believed we no less than deserved a draw within the first match. We have now to be higher this time. We cannot maintain again. That phrase doesn’t exist for us, and we’re satisfied we are going to flip the tie round.

I believe this sport can be comparable. I believe there can be objectives. The three-2 scoreline means now we have to go for the sport.

What a sport we have been handled to final week!

It was a match that struggled to get going, nevertheless it burst into life within the second half, swinging a technique after which the opposite.

PSG’s backline actually struggled within the first half, particularly Gianluigi Donnarumma in purpose, and his mistake allowed Raphinha to ship Barcelona into the lead.

Nevertheless, PSG got here out within the second interval like a crew with some extent to show and overturned Barcelona’s half-time lead inside 5 minutes of the second half.

At that time, it appeared like Xavi’s facet regarded down and out however after some sensible substitutions and sheer willpower, they turned it again round with Raphinha netting a second and Andres Christensen heading within the winner.

I hope they serve up one other thriller tonight!

Xavi, Barcelona boss, talking on Monday:

It’s going to be a significant soccer conflict. We aren’t a crew that speculates; we are going to wish to take the ball away from PSG and win the sport. Hopefully, we’ll be at our greatest. They’re going to demand quite a bit from us.

I believe it’s second and I’m excited. We really feel it already. We have now to regulate our feelings, our temperament, it’s a sport of heads or tails. We wish to be in management with the ball, and we wish to present the perfect facet and character of the crew.

We’d like our followers to be loud as a result of PSG will make us undergo, there’s little question about it, and now we have to be a crew to beat them. All of us, collectively.

Whereas Atletico Madrid are forward within the tie, it appears like they could have a more durable time holding onto their lead than Barcelona.

Diego Simeone’s facet have been snug with a 2-0 lead final week on the Wanda Metropolitano, however Sebastian Haller’s late strike modifications issues barely.

Borussia Dortmund will really feel that with their house crowd behind them, they will flip the tie round. When the yellow wall are on it, Sign Iduna Park turns into a cauldron of noise.

Each Dortmund and Atletico are determined to achieve their first semi-finals in 11 years and 7, respectfully.

This one is hard to name.

If tonight’s match between Barcelona and PSG is something like final week, we’re in for a deal with.

Xavi’s facet come into tonight with a slender one-goal lead after their comeback in Paris final week and are on a 13-match unbeaten streak for the reason that Spaniard introduced he was leaving the membership in the summertime.

The five-time winners final reached the semi-finals in 2018-19, the place they met Liverpool – everyone knows what occurred there – and look set to make the final 4.

Nevertheless, it’s not going to be simple. PSG confirmed their power at instances final week and nonetheless have the potent Kylian Mbappe, who absolutely gained’t carry out as poorly as he did final week.

I’m envisioning extra objectives on this tie, these two at all times serve up a cracker.

Has it been per week already?

The street to London is admittedly beginning to warmth up, will probably be the top of the road for 2 groups within the Champions League tonight, however which of them.

Barcelona merely must keep away from defeat tonight to make their first Champions League semi-final in 5 years, their comeback win in Paris has them in a powerful place to knock the French champions out.

The Catalonians are usually not the one Spanish facet who’ve one foot within the semi-finals, Atletico Madrid journey to Borussia Dortmund with a one-goal benefit.

With each ties so tightly contested, it’s set to be one other action-packed evening of European soccer’s premier competitors.

Strap yourselves in, it’s time to get going.