The key facts

  • PSG defeated Barcelona 4:2 in the Champions League match in Paris
  • Goals were scored by Doué, Espart, Hernandez, Yamal, Vitinha and Ruiz
  • Vitaly Dyakov called the players' level of skill 'cosmic'

A Parisian thriller with six goals

In the third round of the Champions League league phase, PSG beat Barcelona 4:2 at home, at the Parc des Princes stadium. Russian goalkeeper Matvey Safonov defended the goal of the French club. England's Michael Oliver was appointed as the main referee of the match; Gazeta.Ru ran a live text broadcast of the match.

Course of the match

Désiré Doué opened the scoring with an assist from João Neves in the 38th minute. In the 55th minute, Havi Espart equalized. In the 72nd minute, Lucas Hernandez put the Parisian club back in front, but six minutes later Lamine Yamal restored parity again. Two minutes later, Vitinha scored the third goal, and in the 86th minute Fabian Ruiz set the final score.

Dyakov's assessment

Former Dynamo Moscow defender Vitaly Dyakov said in an interview with Euro-Football.Ru that he was very pleased with the teams' performance. 'We should admire the level of football we saw. Someone will say that the defensive play left much to be desired, because the clubs conceded six goals between them, but the level of the players is such that only the attacking actions should be noted: what pressing there was, how people got out from under it. The level of skill is simply cosmic,' Dyakov said.

Other matches

Earlier in the Champions League, Manchester City thrashed AEK.