Barcelona 6-1 PSG, Borussia Dortmund 4-0 Benfica: Uefa Champions League last 16 - as it happened
Luis Enrique's side create history by overturning four-goal deficit to reach the quarter-finals.
- Barcelona become first club to overturn four-goal first leg deficit in the Champions League.
- Luis Suarez header, Neymar's double, Lionel Messi's penalty, Layvin Kurzawa's own goal and Sergi Roberto's stoppage time strike put Barca through
- PSG crash out of last 16 despite Edinson Cavani away goal.
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang hat-trick helped Borussia Dortmund comeback tobeat Benfica.
- Manchester City miss chance to go second in Premier League after being held by Stoke City.
Champions League last 16:
Barcelona (6) 6-1 (5) Paris Saint-Germain
Borussia Dortmund (4) 4-0 (1) Benfica
I may need a lie down after that. I've covered both of these ties and seen 11 goals and suffered several minor tremors in the old ticker. How Barcelona came back not once, but twice I haven't a clue. Luis Enrique's side looked down and out, and now they must be considered favourites for this competition.
Well that is about all we have time for on this remarkable night of Champions League football. We're back tomorrow with the rather incidental Europa League though there is Premier League interest in the form of Manchester United. But until then, goodbye. Get some rest.
What has just happened?!?!? Barcelona have just created history; the first team to overturn a four-goal first leg deficit and go through in the Champions League. PSG looked done and dusted, both at 4-0 up after the first leg, and then when Edinson Cavani smashed home. Barca scored twice in the final two minutes of normal time, before in the fifth minute of added-on time Sergi Roberto poked home the winner.
GOAL! Barcelona 3-1 PSG (Edinson Cavani)
Game-changer and perhaps the deciding goal of the tie. Rakitic is caught out from a long ball and as Kurzawa wins it, it falls to Cavani who lashes the ball into the roof of the net. From needing one to get extra time, Barcelona need three more to go through.
Half time: Barcelona 2-0 PSG
Luis Enrique's handed a lifeline in this tie as they aim to create history. Luis Suarez headed home after three minutes before Layvin Kurzawa's own goal handed Barcelona hope, with PSG contributing to their own downfall. In between the hosts have not been all that impressive, but any improvement will make the French visitors sweat.
GOAL! Barcelona 2-0 PSG
Job half done and what a catastrophe at the back for PSG. Iniesta keeps the attack alive with a backheel and Kurzawa takes an almighty swing at the ball and it bounces into the corner. Barcelona have offered nothing in the last 10 minutes or so, but they have a lifeline in this tie.
What approach do PSG adopt tonight. Having twice been dumped out of the competition by Barcelona in recent seasons, the mountain to climb tonight is as psychological as it is physical. But with a 4-0 lead can they attack with reckless abandon, or do they sit off and try and frustrate their illustrious hosts.
You'll notice the irregular occurrence of a Premier League game clashing with a Uefa European game tonight. The dynamic is banned by the continent's governing body, and they are unhappy with the prospect of Man City hosting Stoke, which could see them withdraw payments to England's top division. Here is the Premier League's response.....
The manner in which Barcelona fell apart three weeks ago when they lost 4-0 to PSG in the first leg, meant that Luis Enrique's future, not least progress in the competition, appeared bleak.
But since the Spaniard confirmed his departure Barcelona have been in a rich vein of form and having scored 11 times in their last two games they have shown they have the powers of resolve to stage an unlikely comeback. No side has recovered from four goals down to win a two-legged tie in the competition, but can a forward line of Messi, Suarez and Neymar break another record?
After Arsenal suffered their worst ever Champions League knock-out stage defeat to Bayern Munich, 10-2 after another 5-1 loss at The Emirates, a word on a record Barcelona will be hoping to avoid tonight. Barca's worst two-legged loss came just four years ago when Bayern won 7-0 on aggregate, so another record could go at the Nou Camp if PSG cash in like they did in the first leg.
Teams should be with us in around 20 minutes, but how do we expect both sides to line up? Starting with Barcelona vs PSG.....
Jeremy Mathieu and Aleix Vidal are missing for Barcelona with long term injuries, otherwise Luis Enrique has a fully-fit squad to choose from.
Adrien Rabiot, Angel Di Maria and Thiago Motta are all available for PSG after respective injuries.
Luis Enrique may have decided to take his leave from Barcelona at the end of the season, but the Spaniard is far from done in the Nou Camp hotseat. The Spaniard has won eight trophies from 10 competitions with Barca, and he won't want that record to be hindered by an early exit from the Champions League.
The 4-0 defeat to PSG three weeks ago may have been the beginning of the end for Enrique but the freedom the Catalans have played without since announcing his decision to step down, does give them renewed hope tonight. No side has clawed back a four-goal first leg deficit in the Champions League - but if anyone can an attack of Messi, Neymar and Suarez will certainly give it a fair crack.
In the other European tie, Dortmund will host Benfica hoping to overturn a one-goal lead from the first leg in Portugal. And if that wasn't enough, we'll have updates from the Premier League where Manchester City can go second and eight points behind leaders Chelsea if they beat former manager Mark Hughes' Stoke City.
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