PSG's 4-2 Win Hands Barcelona First Loss of Season — SkimNews
Get the Finance newsletter
Daily finance — markets, central banks, M&A, the prints that move money. Free.
- PSG twice led Barcelona but conceded two equalizers, then sealed the 4-2 home win through goals by Vitinha and Fabián Ruiz in the final 10 minutes.
- Barcelona suffered its first loss of the season across all competitions, handing PSG a win over one of the world’s top two sides.
- Ousmane Dembélé left in the 19th minute after clutching the back of his left thigh with an apparent muscular injury; Ferran Torres replaced him, and his fitness is now a concern for PSG.
- Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was helped off by two medical staff after a hard landing, appeared to hurt his right foot and could not walk, and was replaced by Maghnes Akliouche; Marquinhos also left in that sequence.
- Dani Olmo was replaced by Fermín López in the 27th minute after leaving in obvious discomfort from an apparent injury.
Why it matters: Barcelona’s unbeaten season start ended against PSG, whose win was accompanied by injuries to Dembélé, Kvaratskhelia and Marquinhos before Sunday’s top-of-table Ligue 1 meeting with Lyon. Barcelona lost Olmo to an apparent injury in the 27th minute, leaving personnel concerns on both sides after the 4-2 result.
Ask SkimNews
