Wednesday 1 October 2014
PSG defeat Barcelona 3-2 in an epic contest
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| David Luiz celebrates after scoring. |
"This is the best win of my life", said Nasser Al-Khelaifi, PSG President.
Luiz put his name on the score-sheet in the 10th minute, but the early advantage was equalized by Lionel Messi in the 12th minute. Verratti snuck in through the poor Barcelona defence in the 26th minute to put PSG ahead again.
But it was midfielder Blaise Matuidi, who showed some finishing skills to give PSG a 3-1 lead in the 54th minute but Brazilian star Forward Neymar Jr scored for Barcelona just 2 minutes later, making it 3-2.
After that, Barcelona tried and tried to equalize & same themselves from embarrassment but luck was not on their side.
Meanwhile, Messi scored his 68th Champions League goal & 402nd career goal, just 3 behind all-time leader Raul Gonzalez.
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