UEFA Champions League – PSV 1 Barcelona 2 – Report

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Match report

The two moments of inspiration of Lionel Messi have allowed Barcelona to overcome a difficult time by imposing 2-1 at the PSV and rising to the front row of the group B.

Comfortable winners 4-0 at the reverse match, Ernesto Valverde's men did not enjoy such dominance in Eindhoven because they were the subject of careful scrutiny for long periods.

The visitors had to thank the PSV for having refused the advance on three occasions, before the captain Messi took the orders in the second period.

He managed to get out of the stalemate with sublime calm, then delivered the free kick which Gerard Pique had badured that a late head of Luke de Jong would be only a consolation.

The promising start of the PSV could have been rewarded quickly by Gaston Pereiro.

The winger forced Marc-André ter Stegen to execute a free kick on a free kick, shot a shot from the right post, and since the reversal of De Jong, has escaped closely.

Arturo Vidal was denied twice by goal-line blocks before Barca survived another scare, with Denzel Dumfries hitting the right post after De Jong's header against the crossbar.

Ter Stegen remained under surveillance after the interval and yet, in the 61st minute, Barca was ahead.

Ousmane Dembele slipped a pbad in the path of Messi and the star man did the rest, twisting several markers before spinning in front of an unsuspecting Jeroen Zoet.

And it is also the skipper who created what proved the winner 20 minutes from the breakaway by disappointing the wall of the PSV by giving a free kick on the Pique ankle boot for a first instinctive arrival.

Dutch striker De Jong still had time to score the center of Angelino's head in the 82nd minute, but Barça kept three points despite his empty goal.

Objectives / Highlights

83- Goal Luuk de Jong pulls back with a beautiful head! 2-1 Barca!

70 goal! Pique puts the three points of the Barca in the blink of an eye!

61 Aim! Lionel Messi! What feet of the little magician! Barca goes 1-0!

Live updates

Now it's nice! Barca players stop to take pictures with a young fan! All clbad that!

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Now for Barca, no departure for Luis Suarez, Ousmane Dembélé wins in the badault. Aurto Vidal starts in the middle midfield.

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We have news from the team! First Up PSV! Luuk De Jong leads the Dutch champions. He has been a handful of players this season in the Champions League.

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Good evening! Welcome to live updates from PSV Vs Barcelona. For the Catalans, the equation is simple: win a win and they will get first place if Inter fails to beat Tottenham. The Barca was the first team to qualify for the round of 16 in a 1-1 draw against Inter. Whatever the case may be, stay tuned for the latest team news, game updates and all goals as they go! It should be pretty evening.