Aiming to channel the spirits of the 2016-17 La Remontada heroes, Barcelona travel to the Parc des Princes on Wednesday hoping to overturn a 4-1 deficit from the first leg of their Champions League last-16 battle with Paris Saint-Germain.

Lionel Messi broke the deadlock against his long-term admirers from the penalty spot at Camp Nou before Kylian Mbappe's hat-trick and Moise Kean's effort saw PSG put one foot firmly in the quarter-finals of Europe's elite competition.

Both continental giants warmed up for this game with comfortable victories domestically at the weekend, as Barcelona overcame Osasuna 2-0 in La Liga while PSG cruised past Brest 3-0 in the Coupe de France.


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Lionel Messi has spent the past 15 years making Camp Nou his playground week in week out, but over the course of 90 minutes on February 16, PSG's Kylian Mbappe produced a performance which many fans believe signalled the passing of the torch.

With Neymar and Angel Di Maria watching on from the medical room, fans and journalists alike expected PSG to struggle against Barcelona and Messi - who went out there with a point to prove amid the intense speculation surrounding a move to the French capital - and the Argentine quickly silenced PSG's vocal cohorts with the opener from the penalty spot.

However, it took an inspired Mbappe just five minutes to restore parity for PSG before the half-time whistle blew, and the former Monaco man proceeded to write his name into the history books with two more strikes in the second 45, while Everton loanee Moise Kean also chipped in with a memorable Camp Nou goal for the enraptured Parisiens.

By chalking up a trio of goals on the Catalans' famed turf, Mbappe became just the third player of all time to score a Champions League hat-trick against Barcelona - following in the footsteps of Faustino Asprilla and Andriy Shevchenko - while another goal on Wednesday would see him become the youngest player in the history of the tournament to hit 25 goals - a record currently held by none other than Messi himself.

IF YOU DIDN'T WATCH THE FIRST LEG SAY NO MORE

Leg crossed.

Barca to qualify with ease
Another comeback again

The second he-goat leaving today.

Pls show some love for the she-goats too...
LIKE for Lady Messi
SHARE for Lady Ronaldo

with the way messi fans are trolling ronaldo, it's better this match not to be played ooo... or else...

My darling Barcelona please all I need is 3goals alone I trust you guys can do it


It's not over until the final whistle

who got this ?

10th wonders of the world.

Waiting

OVER 2.5 GAME

Nigerian girls are useless.

Realtord43:
Barca to qualify with ease

Another comeback again

You really think so?

PSG for the win

ov3.5

I'd rather be eliminated from the UCL by a formidable opponent like PSG than get absolutely humiliated by Portuguese school boys Porto

I said it before and I'm repeating myself, Ronaldo's biggest achievement in football is being compared to the GOAT Lionel Messi

PSG to qualify.

Let's Go Barca!!

PSG will win

Penaldo fans will b salivating at the moment nd dusting their keyboards; waiting for payback.

Buh Messi fans re cruel ooo, they made some Penaldo fans cry 2day. Some refused to come online 2day.

Beverlyjean will b waiting patiently for payback troll this evenin.

Yesterday Ronaldo fan realized that standing in the 18 yard box and waiting for a perfect delivery to bury doesn't make you the GOAT and no matter how good you are you need good teammates, Messi's achievements was questioned all these years bcus he had great players like Xavi. Iniesta, Suarez, Neymar. Same Ronaldo fans now want us to feel bad for Ronaldo bcus his teammates are trash, what an irony

Penaldo will be 37 next UCL Looooooooooollllll

Juliaann:
My darling Barcelona please all I need is 3goals alone I trust you guys can do it


It's not over until the final whistle

FC Barcelona need 4 goals to qualify not 3.

TheUndercover:

FC Barcelona need 4 goals to qualify not 3.

3 unreplied goals, and Barcelona qualifies

Those people thinking of comeback should know the match venue is at paris.

PSG to qualify

some mumu Barcelona fans are hoping for 2017 miracle should we tell them or we should let them continue dreaming?

Suspect33:
3 unreplied goals, and Barcelona qualifies

They won't, they conceded 4 goals at home.

Even if Barcelona fails to qualify, i still love Messi! Afterall Porto schooled Ronaldo yesterday.

PSG winning again. I know Barca fans are believing a comeback can happen, if Una come back and qualify and dem give Una Bayern Munich nko, wetin Una gain. Just humbly go home today.

Nothing last forever,both ronaldo and messi are now expired. juventus were knocked out last night and barcelona are already knocked out before the second leg. neither of them will make it to the semifinal fo two stright season it has not happend in the previous 11 seasons.

Juliaann:
My darling Barcelona please all I need is 3goals alone I trust you guys can do it


It's not over until the final whistle

DEAR JULIANA THE COMEBACK THIS DAYS IS ONLY POSSIBLE AGAINST BARCELONA

Kukushit:
Am hoping for the miracle of 2017 to happen again

KEEP ON HOPING UNTIL THY KINGDOM COME