Paris Saint Germain 4-2 Barcelona: late goals answer a leveller
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- 15 v 5 on target: PSG's finishing was sharper
- Barcelona's four goals conceded: a season high
- xG per shot 0.17 v 0.12 in PSG's favour
Pegged back twice, PSG still pulled clear
Paris Saint Germain led at the break, but Barcelona levelled twice after the interval. The home side had the last word, though, with consecutive late goals from the 81st minute turning a 2-2 scoreline into a 4-2 win. It was an end-to-end evening, and it was settled only in its closing stretch.
More shots on target, less of the ball
Paris Saint Germain had the sharper edge in front of goal despite seeing less of the ball. Their 15 shots on target topped their previous best this season of 14. Four of the seven players brought into the XI, namely Vitinha, Fabián Ruiz, Désiré Doué and Achraf Hakimi, all scored or assisted.
An out-of-character night for Barcelona
Barcelona conceded four, more than in any previous match this season. At the other end only five of their shots were on target, a season low, and their share of possession was also well below their usual level. Joan García made ten saves to keep them in it, but the scoreline still got away from them.
Vitinha's reply came within two minutes
Lamine Yamal's equaliser took 1.4 off Paris Saint Germain's FN xPts, but the lead was back within two minutes. Vitinha's finish was worth +1.4 FN xPts to his side, while Barcelona's FN xPts fell by 0.9. The final goal arrived once the match had tilted, so it moved that measure far less.
FN MOM
Highest FN Score · our own pick by a published formula, not the official Player of the Match
Désiré Doué 8.8Dominant
One goal, one assist, four shots and four key passes in 78 minutes.
The FN MOM did most of his damage going forward, but he also won six of his 11 duels and made two blocks. His assist for Lucas Hernández in the 72nd minute put Paris Saint Germain back in front after Barcelona's first equaliser, and his goal in the 38th minute had opened the scoring. He was withdrawn in the 78th minute, before Vitinha and Fabián Ruiz added the goals that sealed it.
Game state
1-01-12-12-23-24-2
Paris Saint Germain ahead 33 min · level 57 min · Barcelona ahead 0 min
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist. The value next to a team code is what the same moment did to the other side's expected points; the decisive moment is the one with the largest combined change for both teams.
38'
Désiré Doué
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist João Neves +0.2 · BAR −0.7
+0.8
55'
Xavi Espart
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Fermín +0.2 · PSG −0.9
+0.8
72'
Lucas Hernández
Goal · scorer +0.8 · assist Désiré Doué +0.4 · BAR −0.9
+1.2
79'
Lamine Yamal
Goal · PSG −1.4
+0.9
81'
Vitinha
Goal · BAR −0.9
+1.4
86'
Fabián Ruiz
Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Achraf Hakimi +0.1 · BAR −0.1
+0.3
Paris Saint Germain
Expected (last two seasons) 1.3Own moments +3.7Opponent moments −2.3Time effect +0.3→ League points won 3
Barcelona
Expected (last two seasons) 1.4Own moments +1.7Opponent moments −2.6Time effect −0.5→ League points won 0
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
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Match stats
Paris Saint GermainBarcelona
3.77Expected goals (xG)2.22
Compared with usual
Paris Saint Germain
9 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 4 | 2.7 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.3 | |
| xG | 3.77 | 2.2 | |
| xG against | 2.22 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 22 | 21.8 | |
| On target | 15 | 8.3 | high |
| Shots faced | 18 | 12.6 | |
| xG per shot | 0.17 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 47% | 65.9% | |
| Passes | 481 | 681.1 | |
| Corners | 2 | 5.4 | |
| Fouls | 11 | 6.7 | |
Barcelona
11 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 2 | 4.4 | |
| Conceded | 4 | 1 | high |
| xG | 2.22 | 3.6 | |
| xG against | 3.77 | 0.93 | high |
| Shots | 18 | 21.5 | |
| On target | 5 | 8.7 | low |
| Shots faced | 22 | 6.4 | high |
| xG per shot | 0.12 | 0.18 | |
| Possession | 53% | 70.4% | low |
| Passes | 537 | 705.4 | |
| Corners | 3 | 6.9 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 9.7 | |
Timeline
- 17'
Yellow
João Cancelo
- 20'
Sub
Ousmane Dembélé → Ferran Torres
- 27'
Sub
Dani Olmo → Fermín
- 38'
Goal
Désiré Doué competition goal #2 assist João Neves
- 55'
Goal
Xavi Espart competition goal #1 assist Fermín
- 59'
Sub
Marquinhos → Illia Zabarnyi
- 59'
Sub
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia → Maghnes Akliouche
- 60'
Sub
Raphinha → Karim Adeyemi
- 60'
Sub
Pedri → Gavi
- 60'
Sub
Marc Bernal → Rodri
- 72'
Goal
Lucas Hernández competition goal #1 assist Désiré Doué
- 74'
Sub
Xavi Espart → Alejandro Balde
- 78'
Sub
Lucas Hernández → Warren Zaïre-Emery
- 78'
Sub
Désiré Doué → Senny Mayulu
- 79'
Goal
Lamine Yamal competition goal #2
- 81'
Goal
Vitinha competition goal #2
- 86'
Goal
Fabián Ruiz competition goal #2 assist Achraf Hakimi
Category leaders
- Key passesJoão Neves6
- Duels wonLamine Yamal9/13
- DribblesRaphinha3/4
- Defensive actionsJoão Neves6
- ShotsFabián Ruiz5 (on target 3)
- Fouls wonLamine Yamal6
#Paris Saint Germain#Barcelona#Champions League#Désiré Doué#Lamine Yamal#Vitinha
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.