UCL: Defending Champions PSG Rally To Sink Barca On The Road

Last Updated:October 02, 2025, 11:14 is

Ferran Torres put Barcelona ahead in the 16th minute of the game, before PSG fought back through strikes from Senny Mayulu and late goal from Goncalo Ramos.

Barcelona’s Eric Garcia tackles PSG’s Vitinha during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain at the Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Oct.1, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Holders PSG registered a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Barcelona at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on Thursday in the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Group stage encounter between the French and Spanish champions.

Ferran Torres put Barcelona ahead in the 16th minute of the game, before PSG fought back through strikes from Seny Mayulu and late goal from Goncalo Ramos.

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PSG head coach Luis Enrique said, “It doesn’t matter which of our players are in the team. When they are wearing our shirt, carrying our badge on their shirt, then the amount of attitude and effort is non-negotiable.”

“I’m very pleased to see the younger players thriving in this match; learning, playing well, impressing our fans.”

“We consistently play rivals of a really high level. The most important thing for me is our DNA, our attitude — as a squad and as a club — and that’s what we saw today,” the Spanish mastermind added.

The 18-year-old Yamal made his first start for Barcelona since August due to a pubic-area injury sustained while playing for Spain’s national team during the international break in September. He came off the bench for the Catalan club in its 2-1 win against Real Sociedad in the Spanish league on Sunday.

Yamal had a promising start on Wednesday, impressing the crowd with a great run just minutes into the match at Montjuic stadium. However, he couldn’t do much more after that, with the 23-year-old PSG full-back Nuno Mendes containing him for most of the time.

It was a run by Mendes down the left side that led to Mayulu’s 38th-minute equaliser for PSG after Ferran Torres had put the hosts ahead in the 19th minute. Yamal ended the match being shown a yellow card for a foul on Lucas Hernández.

PSG is the first team to win three straight road games against Barcelona in major European competitions. Barcelona was looking to win its sixth consecutive match across all tournaments.

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