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Paris Saint-Germain 4-2 Barcelona: Champions Run Riot Late in Six-Goal Thriller
The defending champions served notice on Tuesday night. Paris Saint-Germain beat Barcelona 4-2 in a Champions League classic, scoring three times in the final 18 minutes to settle a game that swung back and forth all evening.
Desire Doue opened the scoring on 38 minutes, but Barcelona refused to fold. Espart levelled on 55 minutes, and even after Lucas Hernandez restored the PSG lead on 72 minutes, Lamine Yamal dragged the visitors back to 3-2 with a goal on 79 minutes that set up a grandstand finish.
That was as close as it got. Vitinha struck two minutes later to restore the two-goal cushion, and Fabian Ruiz put the result beyond doubt on 86 minutes as Barcelona committed bodies forward and got picked off.
For Barcelona, the defeat is a rare blemish in a season that has otherwise been perfect in La Liga, where they sit top with nine wins from nine. Hansi Flick’s side now have to lift themselves quickly, with Real Madrid visiting Camp Nou on Sunday for the first Clasico of the season.
PSG, meanwhile, look every inch the team to beat in Europe again. Their late-game depth told the story, with goals arriving from all over the pitch as the match opened up.
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Borussia Dortmund vs Eintracht Frankfurt Preview: Unbeaten BVB Defend Second Place
Borussia Dortmund put their unbeaten Bundesliga record on the line on Saturday when Eintracht Frankfurt visit Signal Iduna Park (12:30pm ET) in one of the fixtures of the German weekend.
Niko Kovac’s Dortmund sit second with 14 points from four wins and two draws, level on points at the top, and their success has been built on a rock-solid defence: just four goals conceded in six games. Serhou Guirassy and Fabio Silva have four goals apiece, and BVB warmed up with a 2-1 Champions League win away to Sabah on Tuesday. Captain Emre Can remains sidelined, but the home form is formidable; the last meeting between these sides in Dortmund, in May, finished 3-2 to the hosts.
Frankfurt, 11th with eight points, are the division’s great entertainers and its great concern. They have scored 10 goals but conceded 16, were humbled 6-0 by RB Leipzig earlier this month, and only last week recorded a first clean sheet in 14 league fixtures in a 1-0 win over Koln. Jonathan Burkardt and Younes Ebnoutalib lead the line for Adi Hutter’s side, with Mario Gotze pulling strings behind them.
Dortmund start as clear favourites, but Frankfurt’s threat on the counter means the Yellow Wall may not get a quiet evening.
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