Paris Saint-Germain left it late to claim victory over Barcelona on matchday two of the Champions League league phase at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys. The defending champions, who were without their talisman and former Barca forward Ousmane Dembele, snuck a 2-1 win in Catalonia, coming from behind after Ferran Torres had opened the scoring for the hosts.
Senny Mayulu, deputising for the injured Dembele, equalised for the Ligue 1 side, who were also missing their other two first-choice attackers, Desire Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. Goncalo Ramos played the role of super-sub as he stepped off the bench to net the winner in the 90th minute, with his golden chance laid to him on a platter by Achraf Hakimi as Barca’s high line was caught out.
Hansi Flick’s hosts welcomed back star winger Lamine Yamal, who shone in the early exchanges but faded as the encounter wore on, but the teenage sensation tested Lucas Chevalier on a number of occasions. Paris went close themselves as Hakimi tested Szczesny from a free kick and substitute Kang-In Lee crashed the post with a dipping left-footed drive, but it was Ramos who would be the hero, planting a neat finish beyond the helpless Szczesny to claim all three points for Luis Enrique, giving the Spaniard a sweet return to his old haunt.
Barcelona vs PSG latest news
- GOAL! Ramos wins it for Paris
- POST! Lee crashes shot off woodwork
- GOAL! Mayulu equalises
- CLOSE! Szczesny saves Hakimi free-kick
- GOAL! Torres opens scoring, Rashford assist
Super-sub Ramos nets last-minute winner as PSG roar back to beat Barca
22:06 , Oli GentWhat a game that was.
Relive all the action with the full report here!
FT: Barcelona 1-2 PSG
21:53 , Oli GentThere we have it! Paris win this one, right at the death! What a performance from the defending champions. They hung in there, and sneak out with all three points!
Barcelona 1-2 PSG
21:52 , Oli Gent90+2 mins: Three minutes were added, and Yamal has been booked for dissent.
GOAL! Barcelona 1-2 PSG
21:50 , Oli Gent90 mins: Paris have scored, and it’s Goncalo Ramos! He slams home emphatically, and it’s beautifully worked. He’s found by Hakimi, and the striker powers home beyond Szczesny.
Barcelona 1-1 PSG
21:48 , Oli Gent89 mins: Torres is over the dead ball, and he looks to take the ground route, but that’s easily cleared by Paris. They stream forwards on the break with Hakimi, and then Ramos looks one more for Mendes... but it’s just too heavy.
Barcelona 1-1 PSG
21:47 , Oli Gent88 mins: Hakimi has his name taken as he clips Torres on the edge of the area. Well, I say clipped, more barged to the floor after the ball had gone. Chance for the hosts here.
Barcelona 1-1 PSG
21:45 , Oli Gent87 mins: PSG have another corner, and Lee takes an inswinger with his left. Mendes ghosts in at the far post unmarked, but his header is straight at Szczesny!
Barcelona 1-1 PSG
21:44 , Oli Gent86 mins: Garcia is down and is heading off. Andreas Christensen will replace him.
Barcelona 1-1 PSG
21:43 , Oli Gent84 mins: Off the post! That is brilliant from Lee, cutting in off the right onto his stronger left, and he cracks one off the woodwork!
Barcelona 1-1 PSG
21:42 , Oli Gent83 mins: Close! The corner is worked short and Vitinha crosses from deep towards Zabarnyi at the far post. The Ukrainian makes good contact, but nods over the bar.
Barcelona 1-1 PSG
21:41 , Oli Gent82 mins: Corner, PSG. A lofted free kick into the box for Hernandez to attack, but Bernal flicks it behind.
Barcelona 1-1 PSG
21:39 , Oli Gent81 mins: Kang-In Lee replaces Mayulu.
Barcelona 1-1 PSG
21:38 , Oli Gent79 mins: Another sub for Barca, with Marc Bernal replacing Pedri.
Barcelona 1-1 PSG
21:36 , Oli Gent77 mins: Is that a penalty? No! The ball breaks for Hakimi on the edge of the box, and he shapes to strike, but that is a superb sliding challenge from the backtracking Ferran Torres to get a toe on the ball!
Barcelona 1-1 PSG
21:35 , Oli Gent76 mins: There hasn’t been any clear-cut chances for either side in a while. It’s been bitty, and will only continue to that way with more subs, you’d think.
Barcelona 1-1 PSG
21:32 , Oli Gent73 mins: Goncalo Ramos has come on for Fabian Ruiz up top, with the Spaniard gesturing to the away bench that he needed to come off.
Barcelona 1-1 PSG
21:31 , Oli Gent71 mins: Here comes Lewandowski, and Marc Casado.
Dani Olmo and Rashford are the ones to make way.
Alejandro Balde is also coming on for Gerard Martin.
Barcelona 1-1 PSG
21:28 , Oli Gent69 mins: Lewandowski is stripped and ready for Barca. It looks like there might be another on the way too.
Barcelona 1-1 PSG
21:25 , Oli Gent66 mins: Lucas Hernandez now comes on for Ibrahim Mbaye. That might mean Mendes can push on to left wing.
Barcelona 1-1 PSG
21:24 , Oli Gent64 mins: PSG are cut apart, and how has that stayed out! Torres has a go, it’s stopped by Zabarnyi, and then Olmo on the follow-up is denied by Hakimi, and Yamal’s effort is deflected behind!
Barcelona 1-1 PSG
21:22 , Oli Gent63 mins: Yamal is over the dead ball, but balloons his effort over the bar.
Barcelona 1-1 PSG
21:21 , Oli Gent62 mins: Free kick, Barca, and this is a big chance for the hosts. Yamal darts inside on the edge of the area and is felled by the lunging Mendes. The winger is crying for a second yellow, waving the imaginary card. Michael Oliver won’t show one, however!
Barcelona 1-1 PSG
21:19 , Oli Gent59 mins: More pressure from Paris, as Hakimi is getting more and more licence to get forward. There is a bit of respite for the hosts, however, when Pacho fouls Torres.
Barcelona 1-1 PSG
21:15 , Oli Gent56 mins: Another corner for the Ligue 1 side, going a bit more direct with a searching ball down the field for Barcola to chase on the right. Mayulu supports him, winning the corner, but the worked short doesn’t come off.
Barcelona 1-1 PSG
21:13 , Oli Gent55 mins: Mendes’ delivery is far too deep, and evades everyone.
Barcelona 1-1 PSG
21:13 , Oli Gent54 mins: Corner, PSG. Hakimi gets more advanced down the right and forces a set piece off Cubarsi, who blocks the right-back’s shot. It’s been all Paris in this opening 10 minutes of the second 45.
Barcelona 1-1 PSG
21:12 , Oli Gent53 mins: Mayulu... that is some pass out wide right to Barcola. He gets his shot off, and stings the palms of Szczesny.
Barcelona 1-1 PSG
21:11 , Oli Gent52 mins: Now a chance for Barca to get their feet back on the ball.
Pedri and de Jong are knocking it from side to side, looking to get Yamal and Rashford as much as they can in the wide areas.
Barcelona 1-1 PSG
21:08 , Oli Gent49 mins: A bit more of a reserved start to the second half, with Paris seeing more of the ball.
Kick off!
21:05 , Oli Gent46 mins: We are back underway.
HT: Barcelona 1-1 PSG
20:49 , Oli GentThere’s the interval. It’s been some game so far! High-octane, end-to-end, and top-quality.
What will the second half have in store?
Barcelona 1-1 PSG
20:47 , Oli Gent45+1 mins: The corner, however, from the England international, leaves a lot to be desired, as he fires it into the side netting.
Barcelona 1-1 PSG
20:47 , Oli Gent45 mins: Two added minutes.
Barcelona stream forward as Rashford sends Zabarnyi to the shops with a neat piece of skill. He looks for the cutback for Torres, and wins a corner.
Barcelona 1-1 PSG
20:45 , Oli Gent44 mins: Mendes is booked for a tactical foul on Yamal. There’s leaving a mark on your opposite number, but that was a very blatant shoulder barge, which sends the teenager flying into the technical area!
Barcelona 1-1 PSG
20:43 , Oli Gent42 mins: This has been a superb game so far, and the ball is chipped over the top of the home defence as Barcola latches onto it. He breezes past Garcia as if he weren’t there, and then lashes his effort over the top!
GOAL! Barcelona 1-1 PSG
20:40 , Oli Gent39 mins: Paris are level, and it’s Senny Mayulu! That all came from Mendes’ powerful drive through the heart of the hosts, and he was just unstoppable as soon as he opened up his legs. He pokes it in towards the young striker, who gets it out of his feet, and finishes with aplomb!
Barcelona 1-0 PSG
20:39 , Oli Gent38 mins: Olmo senses that Chevalier is off limits and goes for the outrageous from range, but he drags his effort a long way wide.
Barcelona 1-0 PSG
20:37 , Oli Gent36 mins: Another lovely ball from Yamal, this time clipped over the top for Rashford. The England winger stands up Zabarnyi, who holds firm and seizes possession.
Barcelona 1-0 PSG
20:33 , Oli Gent32 mins: Mendes makes a dart through the heart of Barca, and de Jong chops down the left-back, which seems like the only way of stopping him at full pelt. The Barca captain earns a yellow for a rake down the Portuguese’s Achilles.
Barcelona 1-0 PSG
20:31 , Oli Gent30 mins: Great save! Mayulu sells Rashford a dummy and wins a free kick on the left corner of the Barca box. Hakimi is over it, and he whips it keeper’s side, and Szczesny has to tip it behind! Mendes’ corner is cleared comfortably.
Barcelona 1-0 PSG
20:30 , Oli Gent29 mins: Michael Oliver is conversing with the VAR over a potential penalty as Eric Garcia claims that he’s been kicked by Zabarnyi challenging for the bouncing ball in the box, but nothing comes of it.
Barcelona 1-0 PSG
20:29 , Oli Gent28 mins: Yamal’s inswinger is let bounce and who is there to turn it in... no-one! How have PSG been allowed to clear that at the second attempt?
Barcelona 1-0 PSG
20:27 , Oli Gent27 mins: Close! Pedri picks it up, and the Barca combinations are really working right now. He links up with Kounde down the right before finding Olmo. The Spaniard tries a snap-shot, which is deflected wide of the near post. Corner.
Barcelona 1-0 PSG
20:26 , Oli Gent25 mins: Barcola speeds clear and gets away down the left. He takes a strange touch that takes him wider than he’d like, and he’s smothered by Szczesny.
Barcelona 1-0 PSG
20:24 , Oli Gent23 mins: This has been a super start from Barca, and Yamal is running the game. Mendes is looking to get tight to him, but the Spanish starlet is really strutting his stuff.
GOAL! Barcelona 1-0 PSG
20:21 , Oli Gent19 mins: Barca are in front, and it’s Ferran Torres! It stems from a mistake by Vitinha, as the Portuguese dallies on the ball, and his pass to Mendes is loose and seized on. Yamal finds Rashford, and he looks for Torres first time. The striker arrives just in time, and directs it into the corner on the slide!
Barcelona 0-0 PSG
20:19 , Oli Gent18 mins: Corner, PSG. A chance for Barcola to whip one in, but he overcooks it.
Barcelona 0-0 PSG
20:16 , Oli Gent15 mins: Close! What a chance for Barca, as Torres speeds clear after a beautiful threaded through pass from Yamal, and Torres rounds Chevalier before looking to side-foot home, but Zabarnyi blocks it on the slide at the last!
Barcelona 0-0 PSG
20:13 , Oli Gent12 mins: Corner, PSG. The visitors’ first meaningful foray forward, and Zabarnyi makes contact with Barcola’s delivery, but nods over the top.
Barcelona 0-0 PSG
20:11 , Oli Gent10 mins: How can this youthful PSG team cope against the experience and quality of this new Barca?
There is plentiful inexperience in the defending champions’ lineup, and, let’s not forget, that two of the attacking three are 17 and 19.
Barcelona 0-0 PSG
20:08 , Oli Gent8 mins: An audacious, outside of the boot ball from Yamal down the right flank for Olmo, who is running the channel. He can’t collect, however, as Pacho comes across.
Barcelona 0-0 PSG
20:06 , Oli Gent5 mins: Barca have started in the ascendancy here, buoyed by their home support.
Barcelona 0-0 PSG
20:03 , Oli Gent3 mins: A high-octane Barcelona press, but PSG are looking to play through it. The hosts have their defence so high up the field, practically on the halfway line.
Meanwhile, Yamal shows a lovely turn and slips in Torres who can strike, but it’s blocked well by Zabarnyi who steps across.
Kick off!
20:01 , Oli Gent1 min: We are underway.
Five minutes to kick off!
19:55 , Oli GentThe players are out, and it’s time for the anthem.
Home of the greats
19:45 , Oli GentPSG and Barcelona have both been home to a lot of world class players over the years 🤩 pic.twitter.com/MFYI7Av8r1
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) October 1, 2025
Also tonight!
19:42 , Oli GentArsenal take on Olympiacos in their second game of their European campaign this evening.
Will Mikel Arteta shuffle his pack?
Match-ups
19:25 , Oli GentWhat are the most noteworthy individual match-ups this evening?
Lamine Yamal up against Nuno Mendes will be a big one down the Barcelona right, while Achraf Hakimi will have his hands full with Marcus Rashford on the opposite flank.
Ferran Torres will be more of a false nine than Lewandowski is, and his priority won’t be to physically occupy the centre-backs, but to lure them out of position and make space for Rashford and Yamal in behind.
In the engine room, Fabian and Neves offer that athleticism up against the technical abilities of de Jong and Pedri, while Vitinha is the orchestrator for Paris. He’ll also be tasked with picking up the floating Dani Olmo in the pockets.
Big decisions made!
19:10 , Oli GentThe biggest talking points, of course, are the return of Lamine Yamal for Barca and the continued absence of the injured Ousmane Dembele.
There are other things to discuss too, with Ferran Torres preferred to Robert Lewandowski up front for the La Liga side, while Vitinha and Joao Neves are both fit to play for the defending champions, joined by Fabian Ruiz in the engine room.
Up top, it’s a youthful front three for them, with Senny Mayulu leading the line and Ibrahima Mbaye off the right in place of Dembele and Desire Doue, who is also on the treatment table.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was the latest to be struck with injury ahead of this game, and that sees Bradley Barcola given the nod on the left.
PSG lineup
18:55 , Oli GentConfirmed PSG XI: Chevalier; Hakimi, Zabarnyi, Pacho, Mendes; Vitinha, Z-Emery, Fabian; Mbaye, Mayulu, Barcola.
Subs: Beraldo, Ramos, Lee, Hernandez, Safonov, Jangeal, Ndjantou, Marin.
Barcelona lineup
18:50 , Oli GentConfirmed Barcelona XI: Szczesny; Kounde, Garcia, Cubarsi, Martin; de Jong, Pedri; Yamal, Olmo, Rashford; Torres.
Subs: Balde, Araujo, Lewandowski, Christensen, Casado, Bernal, Jofre, Dro, Bardghji , Fernandez, Kochen, Aller.
Barcelona vs PSG match odds
18:40 , Oli GentBarcelona to win: 4/6
PSG to win: 12/5
Draw: 13/5
Odds via Betfair (subject to change).
Head to head record
18:31 , Oli GentThese sides last came together in the quarter-final of the 2023-24 Champions League. In the second leg, PSG scored three second-half goals to secure progression to the semi-finals, winning 6-4 on aggregate.
Barcelona wins: 6
PSG wins: 5
Draws: 4
Why is this game not being played at the Camp Nou?
18:20 , Oli GentThe Estadi Olympic Lluis Companys is not Barcelona’s usual home ground, so why is this game being played there?
Standard Sport prediction
18:10 , Oli GentThere is very little to separate Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain. The Spaniards, who have not lost a competitive match since May, are on remarkable form, but so too are the visitors.
While PSG are, of course, the current European champions, they will struggle to get by without their star names.
The prospect of a depleted PSG backline and midfield having to contend with a returning Yamal and an on-form Robert Lewandowski should leave the travelling support nervous.
Barcelona to win, 2-1.
PSG team news
18:00 , Oli GentPSG have been rocked by injuries in the early parts of this season, not that it has affected their results.
Ousmane Dembele remains sidelined and has been sent to recover in Dubai, while Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Desire Doue and club captain Marquinhos are all unavailable too.
The good news is Vitinha and Joao Neves have recovered from knocks to make the trip to Spain.
Barcelona team news
17:50 , Oli GentBarcelona have had their fair share of injuries already this season, though Lamine Yamal’s return is a considerable boost especially with Raphinha and Fermin Lopez also sidelined.
Gavi is out for up to five months after being sent for knee surgery, while goalkeepers Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Joan Garcia complete the injury list.
Marcus Rashford will be expected to return to the left flank in Raphinha’s absence, while Robert Lewandowski will lead the line. The Polish striker has four goals in six La Liga appearances this season.
How to watch
17:40 , Oli GentTV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on TNT Sports 4, with coverage starting at 7.45pm BST ahead of an 8pm kick-off.
Live stream: TNT Sports subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the Discovery+ app and website.
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These kinds of games are what this competition is all about, as two European giants go head to head in Catalonia.
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