Barcelona v PSG live: Ramos snatches dramatic late winner for Champions League holders
Barcelona 1-2 PSG: Goncalo Ramos grabbed an injury-time winner as the Champions League holders earned all three points against manager Luis Enrique’s former club
A late goal from Goncalo Ramos gave PSG a famous win against Barcelona in an early season clash between two Champions League favourites.
The hosts started quickly at their makeshift home, with Ferran Torres going close just a few minutes before a superb Marcus Rashford cross enabled the Spaniard to tap in to open the scoring.
Barcelona were in the ascendancy from there but a spell of carelessness in defence allowed PSG back into it, with Nuno Mendes slipping in a perfect pass for Senny Mayulu to equalise before half-time.
The second half began with both sides equal but it was PSG who applied the early pressure, with Bradley Barcola going close before a heroic block from Achraf Hakimi stopped a certain Dani Olmo goal with 20-odd minutes left.
Despite a brief lull, substitutions changed the game as Luis Enrique went for the win, with PSG dominating the final exchanges before Hakimi got in behind the home defence to lay it on a plate for Goncalo Ramos, whose first-time finish secured three points for the defending champions.
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Champions League fixtures
Europe’s top club competition returns on 21 October after the international break, so here’s the full list of fixtures for matchday three:
(all kick0offs 8pm BST unless stated)
Tuesday, 21 October
Barcelona vs Olympiacos (5.45pm BST)
Kairat vs Pafos (5.45pm BST)
Newcastle vs Benfica
PSV vs Napoli
Leverkusen vs PSG
Union SG vs Inter Milan
Copenhagen vs Dortmund
Villarreal vs Man City
Arsenal vs Atletico Madrid
Wednesday, 22 October
Athletic vs Qarabag (5.45pm BST)
Galatasaray vs Bodo/Glimt (5.45pm BST)
Chelsea vs Ajax
Real Madrid vs Juventus
Sporting vs Marseille
AS Monaco vs Tottenham
Atalanta vs Slavia Praha
Eintracht vs Liverpool
Bayern Munich vs Club Brugge
De Jong reacts
“Very disappointing feeling at the end, when you concede in the last minute of the game, to lose at home, you have to be disappointed,” says Frenkie de Jong.
“They were better in the final stages, in the second half in general. We began the game better. So it went back and forward, but it's true they were better in the second half.
“We were also missing players. It was a good game to show us where we are at. We are one of the top teams in Europe, there is a long way to go in Champions League still.
“This loss will hurt us, but it will not be decisive. We always want to win, so we are not happy, we know we need to improve, we know that, and will do it,” he added.
Champions League league phase table
Here’s a look at the top eight of the UCL league phase table as it stands. Barcelona are currently 18th at the moment with three points.
1 - Bayern - 6pts
2 - Real Madrid - 6pts
3 - PSG - 6pts
4 - Inter Milan - 6pts
5 - Arsenal - 6pts
6 - Qarabag - 6pts
7 - Dortmund - 4pts
8 - Man City - 4pts
Next up
Barca’s next match sees them face Sevilla away on Sunday in La Liga, followed by a home game against Girona on 18 October.
PSG take on Lille in Ligue 1 on Sunday, followed by a home game against Strasbourg on 17 October.
Champions League results
Here’s the full list of results from tonight then:
Union SG 0-4 Newcastle
Qarabag 2-0 FC Copenhagen
Arsenal 2-0 Olympiacos
AS Monaco 2-2 Man City
Leverkusen 1-1 PSV
Dortmund 4-1 Bilbao
Napoli 2-1 Sporting
Villarreal 2-2 Juventus
FULL-TIME! Barcelona 1-2 PSG



FULL-TIME! Barcelona 1-2 PSG
There’s barely any time for another chance and the whistle goes with PSG emerging victorious late on!
GOAL! Barcelona 1-2 PSG
90 +1 mins
GOAL! PSG have surely won it!
Again it looks so simple too. They spread it wide to Hakimi, who himself is in behind the Barca defence on the wing. All he has to do it look up and play an early cross to Ramos, who is also running ahead of the Barca defence, and the Portugues striker side-foots a first-time effort into the back of the net!






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