Barcelona will try to reach their first UEFA Champions League semifinal since 2019 when they host Paris Saint-Germain at Montjuic.
Xavi's team won a thrilling quarterfinal first leg at Parc des Princes last week as Raphinha scored an excellent brace and Andreas Christensen came off the bench to head the winner.
PSG came from 1-0 down at halftime to lead 2-1 before subsiding and Luis Enrique will hope for a more telling impact from Kylian Mbappe, who existed largely on the margins of the initial encounter.
The Sporting News is following Barcelona vs. PSG live, providing score updates, commentary and highlights as they happen.
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Barcelona vs PSG live score
| 1st Half | Goalscorers | |
| Barcelona | — | |
| PSG | — |
Lineups:
Barcelona (4-3-3 right to left): 1. Marc-Andre ter Stegen (GK) — 23. Jules Kounde, 4. Ronald Araujo, 33. Pau Cubarsi, 2. Joao Cancelo — 22. Ilkay Gundogan, 21. Frenkie de Jong, 8. Pedri — 27. Lamine Yamal, 9. Robert Lewandowski, 11. Raphinha.
PSG (4-3-3 right to left): 99. Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) — 2. Achraf Hakimi, 5. Marquinhos, 21. Lucas Hernandez, 25. Nuno Mendes — 33. Warren Zaire-Emery, 17. Vitinha, 8. Fabian Ruiz — 29. Bradley Barcola, 7. Kylian Mbappe, 10. Ousmane Dembele.
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Barcelona vs PSG live updates, highlights, and commentary
2 mins before kickoff: Loads of whistles for the Champions League anthem from the locals. Manchester City were ahead of the curve, guys. The visiting PSG contingent are also making some racket.
4 mins before kickoff: The teams are in the tunnel. Some pensive looks. This is huge.
15 mins before kickoff: Ousmane Dembele is back in Barcelona to face his former club. The France winger was superb in the first game, scoring a wonderful goal and also hitting the woodwork. He celebrated said goal, which meant a bit of a frosty reception outside the stadium earlier.
OUSMANE DEMBÉLÉ PUNISHES HIS FORMER CLUB 🥶 pic.twitter.com/3WPeLjwIhA
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) April 10, 2024
35 mins before kickoff: It will be interesting to see how Pedri and De Jong's fitness holds up. Pedri hasn't started a game since March 3 due to his latest muscle injury and De Jong's only start in that period came last week. It means Roberto and Christensen's suspensions feel even more ill-timed. Fermin Lopez and Oriol Romeu might both have important jobs to do off the bench,
1 hour before kickoff: Achraf Hakimi returns from suspension for PSG, meaning Marquinho can revert to centre-back. Warren Zaire-Emery and Bradley Barcola start after impressing from the bench last week when they replaced Lee Kang-In and Marco Asensio. Those are among the substitutes.
1 hr 10 mins before kickoff: The teams are in. Pedri, who came off the bench to provide a sublime assist for Raphinha's second goal, is the only alteration from last week's Barcelona XI. Club captain Sergi Roberto is suspended alongside Andreas Christensen, who scored the winner in Paris.
🚨 BARÇA XI 🚨#BarçaPSG | #UCL pic.twitter.com/c4E4uGX6Lu
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) April 16, 2024
1 hr 45 mins before kickoff: Barcelona's players have arrived at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys. Much has been made of their temporary home not being cut out for nights like this to the same extent as Camp Nou. It's unquestionably a very different setting but Barca have settled into their new surroundings, winning five and drawing one of their past six home matches across all competitions.
2 hrs 10 mins before kickoff: Luis Enrique heads back to Catalonia for a game that could do plenty to define his PSG tenure. The former Barcelona boss has done plenty to remould this team in his image. His PSG are a younger, more dynamic and tactically flexible outfit than the previous sides that have failed in their attempts to secure European glory. We saw that as they ransacked Barca early in last week's second half. But suffering defeat when the pressure ramped up felt very much like the PSG of old. Tonight Luis Enrique needs to show a definitive break from that history.
2 hrs 40 mins before kickoff: Barcelona and Xavi have looked like a collective with the weight lifted off their shoulders since the head coach announced he would leave at the end of this season. The Blaugrana are currently on a six-match winning streak across all competitions and you have to go back 14 fixtures to find their previous defeat — a helter-skelter 5-3 LaLiga loss at home to Villarreal on January 27.
3 hours before kickoff: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News' coverage of Barcelona vs. Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals. These two sides produced a little masterpiece in Paris six days ago. Same again?
🔥 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛𝗗𝗔𝗬! 🔥#BarçaPSG | #UCL pic.twitter.com/hG9ZIhjYSG
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) April 16, 2024
Barcelona vs PSG kick off time
This Champions League clash takes place at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys in Barcelona, Spain and kicks off on Tuesday, April 16 at 9:00 p.m. local time.
Here's how that time translates across some of the major territories:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| USA | Tue, Apr. 16 | 3:00 p.m. ET |
| Canada | Tue, Apr. 16 | 3:00 p.m. ET |
| UK | Tue, Apr. 16 | 8:00 p.m. BST |
| India | Wed, Apr. 17 | 12:30 a.m. IST |
| Australia | Wed, Apr. 17 | 5:00 a.m. AEST |
Barcelona vs PSG lineups, team news
Xavi needed to make changes from the first leg with Sergi Roberto and Andreas Christensen suspended. Pedri came into the midfield to replace Roberto.
Despite no major changes on the injury front, Xavi will be wary of five players being just one yellow card away from missing a potential semifinal first leg.
Barcelona (4-3-3 right to left): Ter Stegen (GK) — Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Cancelo — Gundogan, De Jong, Pedri — Lamine Yamal, Lewandowski, Raphinha.
Barcelona subs (12): Pena (GK), Astralaga (GK), Martinez, Ferran, Joao Felix, Alonso, Romeu, Roque, Casado, Fermin, Guiu, Fort.
Luis Enrique freshened up his team with Warren Zaire-Emery and Bradley Barcola into the starting lineup as Achraf Hakimi returned from suspension.
PSG (4-3-3 right to left): Donnarumma (GK) — Hakimi, Marquinhos, Hernandez, Mendes — Zaire-Emery, Vitinha, Ruiz — Barcola, Mbappe, Dembele.
PSG subs (12): Navas (GK), Tenas (GK), Ugarte, Ramos, Asensio, Danilo, Lee, Kolo Muani, Mukiele, Soler, Beraldo, Skriniar.
Barcelona vs PSG live stream, TV channel
Here's how to watch this Champions League match across selected areas of the world's major regions:
| Region | TV | Streaming |
| USA | CBS, UniMas, TUDN | Paramount+, ViX, Univision NOW, TUDN app, Fubo |
| Canada | — | |
| UK | TNT Sports 1 | discovery+ |
| India | — | JioTV, Sony LIV |
| Australia | — | Stan Sport |
USA: Champions League matches are available to stream on Paramount+ (English). New users can currently get a FREE seven-day trial.
ViX and UniMas are the place to go for Spanish subscribers with Fubo also offering streaming access and a FREE trial to new subscribers.
Canada: Every Champions League game streams live on DAZN.
UK: This match will be broadcast on TNT Sports 1 and streamed on discovery+. Every UEFA Champions League and Europa League match this season is available on TNT Sports for only £30.99 / month.
India: JioTV and Sony LIV are the live streaming options for this game.
Australia: The second leg of Barcelona vs PSG will air exclusively on Stan Sport.
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