Ousmane Dembele came back to haunt his former club Barcelona with a goal in a crazy exchange that saw Kylian Mbappe receive a yellow card.
Dembele was the subject of boos inside the Estadi Olimpic from the home crowd for celebrating his goal in Paris Saint-Germain’s 3-2 first-leg defeat last week.
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Ironically, the Frenchman kept his celebrations muted in Spain after scoring PSG’s equalizer on the evening.
Seconds later, Mbappe and Barca man Inigo Martinez were both booked amid a scramble for the ball after Dembele scored.
Mbappe, who will likely face Barcelona as rival Real Madrid next season, naturally launched into a mad dash for the ball in a bid to restart the match, with PSG still trailing 4-3 on aggregate.
Having found himself pushed back by Martinez seeking to halt PSG’s momentum, Mbappe furiously waved at referee Istvan Kovacs and the pair were both red-carded.
Barcelona looked on course for the semi-final after Raphinha’s early goal, but Ronald Arajuo’s straight red card after half an hour overturned the tie.
The Uruguayan was penalized for taking out youngster Bradley Barcola from behind as the 21-year-old scored the goal.
Barcola was then the man who scored PSG’s equalizer after his low cross was turned into the roof of the net by Dembele.
The goal means Dembele has now scored in consecutive Champions League matches for the first time since October 2020 – while playing for Barcelona.
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Dembélé then narrowly avoided adding insult to injury, with the 26-year-old almost fumbling through PSG’s second goal before the break.
The French international gently collected Nuno Mendes’ cross on the volley which was inches from the far post.
Barcelona held on for the half-time whistle and remain one goal ahead on aggregate, but will have to play the remaining 45 minutes a man down.
