Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez made it clear that Paris Saint-Germain still hold the upper hand in the race to qualify for the Champions League semi-finals. This statement came after Barcelona secured a narrow 3-2 victory over PSG in the first leg of their quarter-final clash on Wednesday night.
Raphinha’s brace and a late header from substitute Andreas Christensen secured the win for Barcelona, giving them a slight advantage heading into the second leg next week.
“PSG are still the favourites,” Xavi said in his postgame news conference.
“I’m very proud, everything worked well. We have to improve our concentration in the first minutes of the second half.
“We managed to mature and recover from a match that became very difficult.”
Barcelona aims to reach their first Champions League semi-final since 2019, hoping to break free from their recent streak of group-stage eliminations.
