Barcelona and PSG: Despite defeats in the Champions League semi-final!

Barcelona and PSG: Despite defeats in the Champions League semi-final!

Vienna, Österreich - On April 15, 2025, FC Barcelona and Paris St. Germain (PSG) reached the semi-final round of the football champions League, despite difficult secondary games in the quarter-finals. Barcelona lost the second leg against Borussia Dortmund 1: 3, but was able to prevail with a total score of 5: 3 through the 4-0 victory in the first leg. PSG, on the other hand, had to bend a narrow 3: 2 against Aston Villa, but was wins with 5: 4 in total due to the 3: 1 in the first game.

In the second leg, Serhou Guirassy set the course for the game for Dortmund with an impressive triple pack. He scored a penalty in the 11th minute and followed with other goals in the 49th and 76th minute. The only goal for Barcelona resulted from an own goal of Ramy Bensebaini in the 54th minute.

exciting challenges in the semi -finals

With reaching the semi -final, Barcelona now meets the winner of the encounter between Inter Milan and Bayern Munich, while PSG is preparing for the duel with the winner from the game between Real Madrid and Arsenal. Dortmund had exerted a lot of pressure in the initial phase of the second leg, but was unable to transform the chances into a get through, which ultimately led to their elimination.

on the PSG website, Gianluigi Donnarumma was the key to success because he made several decisive saves and thus contributed significantly to progress. PSG's goals scored through Achraf Hakimi and Nuno Mendes, while Aston Villa played a lot through goals from Youri Tielemans, John McGinn and Ezri Konsa, but not enough to get out the aggregate.

The scorers in the focus

An outstanding highlight of the entire tournament trip is Serhou Guirassy, ​​who now leads the scorer list of the Champions League with 13 goals. This performance is recognized equally by the fans and experts. Barça, on the other hand, now has to accept a defeat after 24 unbeaten competitive games and will try in the upcoming games to build on the successful performance from the group phase.

In the coming weeks there will be more exciting encounters. The semi -final games are scheduled for the period from April 29 to 30 and May 6th to 7th, followed by the grand finale on May 31st.

For more information on goal scorers and statistics, the Kicker-Website can be visited. Detailed reporting on the quarter-finals can be found at and vienna.at .