Barcelona’s manager, Xavi Hernandez, has praised several of his players following their 3-2 victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie on Wednesday.
Raphinha opened the scoring for the LaLiga giants, but PSG took the lead with goals from Ousmane Dembele and Vitinha. Barcelona equalized through another goal from Raphinha, before Andreas Christensen headed in the winner.
“We played well, defended well, and attacked. Tactically, we did really well. They made a lot of changes, but we defended [Kylian] Mbappe really well.
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“We created many chances, Raphinha and Robert [Lewandowski] made the difference, and Pedri helped us a lot. I’m very happy and proud of the team.
“Christiensen also did well with the corner, we executed it perfectly. It’s a big win, but it’s only half the job done. The game in Barcelona will be tough. PSG is one of the best teams in the world right now,” Xavi told TNT Sports.