Tonight at the Olímpic de Montjuïc stadium, Barcelona will again have the opportunity to deny the wealthy, fame-seeking PSG. In recent years, the Catalan giant has been experiencing some of the toughest moments in its history. Josep Maria Bartomeu led the club in an unscrupulous manner, and they are still financially recovering from his rule. But even in such a state, embarrassed like rarely before, Barcelona managed to teach Paris Saint-Germain lessons so painful that Arabs from the Middle East were pulling their hair out and radically changing their minds. When Barcelona humiliated them with that 6-1 victory in 2017, the owners of Paris Saint-Germain splashed out 400 million euros for Neymar (from Barcelona) and Kylian Mbappé. They completed the revenge by taking Lionel Messi for free but in 2024, the project is dead. Neymar and Messi left and Mbappe is soon to follow.Bullish Enrique announces a PSG comeback in BarcelonaAnd everything is setup for another Barcelona revenge. First of all, the first match finished with a (surprising) 3-2 win, as Xavi proved better in terms of tactics and substitutions, while his defense, consisted of a 17 year old kid made Kylian Mbappe almost invincible. Then last night, some fans went to the W Hotel, where PSG delegation rested and set off firecrackers and fireworks to try to make it difficult for the players to rest. Nothing original, but always expected. Then it was reported by Mundo Deportivo that president Joan Laporta invited former French president Nicolas Sarkozy to attend the match, but eventually he declined. Even thou the hostility between the clubs is well known, PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi attended the official board lunch in Barcelona, something he missed last week, due to his feast as it was Ramadan at the time. The president also monitored his team’s last training from the Montjuic stands.A decisive week to turn ‘no’ into ‘yes’Then there is the matter of Ousmane Dembele. Former Barcelona star went to Paris and signed for PSG and then failed to hide his joy after scoring against the Catalans. It was not unnoticed off course, and his treatment will be a heavy one. One of his big supporters was Xavi, but he didn’t want to say anything.“I greeted him before the game, I couldn’t see him afterward. I felt bad that he left, but I don’t hold a grudge against him. I will greet him, as on the way. The reception? The people who do what they consider” said Xavi.📊| Barcelona players born from 2006 have played 4,278 minutes in all competitions this season, 1,300 more than any other team of top five European leagues. La Masia. [@optajose] #fcblive pic.twitter.com/NcJrfMVoXW— BarçaTimes (@BarcaTimes) April 16, 2024 His future is clear – he is leaving the club in June. But much can change if Barca goes to the semi-finals or even finals. That is why the journalists keep asking Laporta about the coach.”We will discuss this issue at the end of the season. He is doing it very well. He expressed himself in the sense in which he expressed himself, I understand that everything is open and everything is reviewable. I understood that there were circumstances that led him to do what he did but at the end of the season we will talk about it” said the president.UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUEQuarterfinals – second legTuesday22:00: (2.30) Dortmund (3.50) Atl.Madrid (3.25) /first leg 1-2/22:00: (2.30) Barcelona (3.70) PSG (3.15) /first leg 3-2/Wednesday22:00: (2.45) Bayern (3.60) Arsenal (2.95) /first leg 2-2/22:00: (1.67) Man.City (3.80) Real Madrid (5.30) /first leg 3-3/***odds are subject to change***
