2017 Champions League vs Barcelona (Second Leg)
Barcelona 6–1 PSG: The Remontada
The second leg of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League round of 16 between Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain was played on 8 March 2017 at the Camp Nou. Barcelona won the match 6–1, overturning a 4–0 first-leg deficit to win 6–5 on aggregate. It was the largest comeback in UEFA Champions League history, known in Spain and France as La Remontada.
Quick Facts
- Competition
- UEFA Champions League Round of 16
- Venue
- Camp Nou, Barcelona
- Final score (leg)
- FC Barcelona 4 - 6 Paris Saint-Germain
- Aggregate result
- Paris Saint-Germain 6 - 5 FC Barcelona
- Key moment
- Edinson Cavani's header equalizing the aggregate score in stoppage time
Lore & Background
PSG won the first leg 4–0 at the Parc des Princes on 14 February 2017. In the second leg, Barcelona scored six times, including two goals in injury time. Edinson Cavani scored PSG's only goal in the 62nd minute, making the aggregate score 5–3 to PSG. Neymar scored a free kick in the 88th minute and a penalty in the first minute of injury time. Sergi Roberto scored Barcelona's sixth goal in the fifth minute of injury time, winning the tie 6–5 on aggregate.
Reader's Guide
The match is remembered for Barcelona's historic comeback. PSG's collapse was called a 'nightmare' and a 'humiliation'. Refereeing decisions were criticized, and PSG lodged a complaint for ten refereeing errors. Neymar moved to PSG in August 2017 for a world record transfer fee. Edinson Cavani later said he needed psychological therapy after the defeat.
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