Spanish press reacts to PSG’s qualification against Barça

PSG defeated FC Barcelona (4-1), on Tuesday, April 16, after an achievement that will become a landmark in the 2023-2024 season for the French champions. Ousmane Dembélé, Vitinha and Kylian Mbappé were twice the Paris scorers while Raphinha opened the scoring in the first period shortly before Barcelona’s Ronald Araujo was sent off. A match that created a lot of talk in the newspapers in Spain.

The Catalan daily newspaper Sport highlights the penalty missed by referee Istvan Kovacs for contact with Gundogan in the Paris penalty area when the score was 3-1 just as “severe expulsion” by Araujo for improperly stopping Bradley Barcola. The turning point of the meeting. This expulsion is causing a lot of talk on the other side of the Pyrenees.

“Excessive Punishment”

When Sport evoked “a PSG that profited from both the mistakes of the Blaugrana and the referee”, Mundo Deportivo talking about one “deadly red” on his who allowed “French steam roller” to set off after one “excessive punishment”.

With his double despite a game far from perfect, Kylian Mbappé is clearly once again animating the Madrid papers. AS. And Brand both headline about the captain of the French team and likely future Real player: “Mbappé kills Barça” primarily, “Mbappé devours Barça” for the latter. There is no doubt that his performances will continue to fill the columns of the Spanish capital’s newspapers for weeks to come.

Sent off during the meeting, coach Xavi will surely end his last season in charge of Barça without any title. His lack of impact on the game is often highlighted, unlike Luis Enrique. “a fantastic trainer” To Mundo Deportivo. Brand nevertheless welcome his time on the Barça bench and the emergence of several young people (Yamal, Cubarsi, Fermin …) under his orders. “The coach’s legacy is huge […] His commitment to youth is beyond doubt and is something Barcelona will value in the future. »

In France, The Parisian title “The Rise” to welcome the Parisian team’s reversal of fortunes, trailing by one goal at the start of the match. The newspaper talks about an evening “absolutely crazy”of one “total spectacle” certainly “imperfect”after a game that was decided at the end of the second half. The teamin turn, induces “an evening that did a lot of good for French football” And “the promise of a magnificent spring”.

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This goes through Borussia Dortmund in the semi-finals for the Parisians. An opponent that is reasonable in advance and that would allow the club to reach the final for the second time after losing to Bayern Munich in 2020.