Everybody knew Barcelona’s Champions League trip to Paris would have been tough, but nobody had thought that PSG would thrash Barcelona 4-0. The French champions absolutely tore Barca to shreds, with Angel Di Maria and Julian Draxler making Lionel Messi and co look like a League One side.
Here are 7 interesting facts from the game which probably shows how good PSG were and how bad Barcelona were :
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3
Goals scored for PSG by men who were celebrating birthdays. Remarkably, both Di Maria (who turned 29) and Edinson Cavani (who turned 30) scored against Barca on their big day.
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28
Accurate passes played by Lionel Messi – two FEWER than were played by Barcelona keeper Marc Ter Stegen.
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100/1
The odds Ladbrokes were offering before kick-off on a 4-0 PSG win. Apparently one single punter placed a bet on that score… of one pound.
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4.3 percent
Before the match, PSG manager Unai Emery had won just one of his 23 matches against Barcelona – a win rate of 4.3%.
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0
The number of teams who have overturned a four goal deficit in Champions League history.
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0
Heavier defeats suffered by Barcelona in European competition. (In the club’s entire 118-year history, they have only lost 4-0 once before).
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0
Number of touches Lionel Messi had in the PSG box at the Parc des Princes.
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