🔴 LIVE: Barcelona thrash Dortmund; PSG dominate Aston Villa
🔴 LIVE: Barcelona thrash Dortmund; PSG dominate Aston Villa
Results:
2025-04-09T20:53:49Z
FULL TIME!
It's all over in both ties and home advantage has really counted with PSG and Barcelona taking commanding leads into their return legs next week.
2025-04-09T20:52:05Z
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GOAL!
That's game, set and match on the night for PSG as Nuno Mendes rounds off their first leg in added time with a tidy finish.
2025-04-09T20:47:41Z
Dortmund think they've pulled a goal back through Beier but it's disallowed for offside
2025-04-09T20:35:53Z
GOAL! It's now four for the Blaugrana as Yamal joins the score sheet by stabbing the ball home from a counterattack. Game over now, surely?
2025-04-09T20:24:46Z
GOAL!
It is now 3-0 to Barcelona as Lewandowski doubles his tally from a counterattack
2025-04-09T20:22:26Z
CHANCE!
It should be three for Barcelona but Fermín's sweeping effort crashes against the post
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2025-04-09T20:18:46Z
Asensio is coming on to face parent club as the Villa loanee replaces Ramsey
2025-04-09T20:18:20Z
CHANCE!
Hakimi forces a good stop from Martínez after the ball breaks to him from a PSG counter on the edge of the box
2025-04-09T20:13:18Z
Raphinha joining some of the recent greats tonight with his Barcelona goal involvements
2025-04-09T20:08:16Z
GOAL!
PSG take the lead against Villa through Kvaratskhelia, who dances through the Villa defence before cutting a low finish past Martínez
2025-04-09T20:06:39Z
GOAL!
Barcelona double their advantage through Lewandowski nodding home at the far post after Raphinha flicked on Yamal's cross to the far lefthand post
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2025-04-09T20:04:17Z
There's also a change for the visitors in Paris with Disasi taking Cash's place
2025-04-09T20:03:52Z
We're back underway in both ties and there's a change for Dortmund with Beier replacing Adiyemei at the start of the second half
2025-04-09T19:48:52Z
HALF TIME!
It's the interval in both ties and it's fair to say that they've lived up to their expectations!
2025-04-09T19:48:24Z
CHANCE!
It's really not going to plan for Dortmund as Guirassy turns Cubarsí on the righthand side of the box but fires an effort into the side netting.
2025-04-09T19:46:34Z
CHANCE!
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Doué clearly fancies a repeat of his wonder strike as he goes for goal again from distance but sends it narrowly off target
2025-04-09T19:44:18Z
CHANCE!
Dortmund trying to stir a response in Barcelona as Chukwuemeka sees a shot blocked before Szczęsny thwarts Gittens in the follow-up
2025-04-09T19:41:44Z
GOAL!
PSG are level and what a goal it is from Doué, who pings an effort from outside the box. Martínez had no chance with that one!
2025-04-09T19:39:38Z
What a season Rogers is having for the Villans!
2025-04-09T19:35:58Z
GOAL!
Aston Villa lead in the French capital! Rogers turns a low cross from Youri Tielemans in at the far post
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2025-04-09T19:30:22Z
CHANCE!
Villa have their first opening of the game as McGinn lets fly from 40 yards out but it's off target
2025-04-09T19:28:55Z
The goal has actually gone down as Raphinha's as he got the final touch. That potentially could have worked against the forward with a VAR check but Hansi Flick's side just about got away with it
2025-04-09T19:27:24Z
GOAL!
Barcelona are ahead courtesy of Pau Cubarsí's slid finish after Iñigo Martínez headed a Fermín López set piece back across the face of goal
2025-04-09T19:25:39Z
An injury concern for Villa now as Ramsey is on the turf struggling with a knock. Watkins currently being ordered to warm up ahead of his potential introduction.
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2025-04-09T19:24:35Z
CHANCE!
Vitinha the latest PSG player to try and test Martínez with an effort that curls over the bar
2025-04-09T19:10:08Z
CHANCE!
Back to Paris, where Dembélé forces a really good stop from Martínez. Both these ties starting with real intensity!
2025-04-09T19:09:19Z
CHANCE!
The Blaugrana are stepping things up as Lewandowski now forces a stop from Kobel inside the box. Feels like it might be a lively one 'up the hill' in Catalonia tonight
2025-04-09T19:08:40Z
It's also worth noting that Barcelona's teenage sensation is making history tonight
2025-04-09T19:08:17Z
CHANCE!
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Yamal again threatening Dortmund's goal with another skillful move but he goes for glory rather than teeing up Lewandowski and comes up against Kobel at the near post
2025-04-09T19:06:39Z
CHANCE!
There's an opening for Barcelona too in the early stages with Yamal taking aim but Kobel is on hand to deny him
2025-04-09T19:05:20Z
CHANCE!
Doué tees up Dembélé for an early shot but his effort goes high over the bar
2025-04-09T19:03:34Z
PSG welcomed Aston Villa to the French capital before kick-off with their own twist on the Peaky Blinders
2025-04-09T19:00:50Z
KICK OFF!
We're underway at both the Parc des Princes and Montjuïc
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2025-04-09T18:55:00Z
Hello and welcome to our coverage of Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg ties. We've got two really enticing ties to look forward to this evening.
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