PSG and Barcelona endure pressure but reach Champions League semi-finals

16/04/2025

15 April 2025, United Kingdom, Birmingham: Paris Saint-Germain's Achraf Hakimi (L) celebrates scoring his side's first goal with teammates Ousmane Dembele (C) and Bradley Barcola during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg soccer match between Aston Villa and Paris Saint-Germain at Villa Park. Photo: David Davies/PA Wire/dpa

15 April 2025, North Rhine-Westphalia, Dortmund: Dortmund's Serhou Guirassy celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and FC Barcelona at the Signal Iduna Park. Photo: Federico Gambarini/dpa

Dortmund's Serhou Guirassy (C) scores his side's second goal during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg match against FC Barcelona at the Signal Iduna Park in North Rhine-Westphalia, Dortmund, on Tuesday.(DPA)

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Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona have reached the Champions League semi-finals despite defeats in the second leg of their quarter-finals ties on Tuesday.

PSG took a 2-0 lead at Aston Villa, but the hosts roared back to a 3-2 victory. Villa were one goal short of levelling the tie, while PSG are through with a 5-4 aggregate score.

The match provided great thrill as hosts Aston Villa staged a comeback.

Barcelona travelled to Germany to face Borussia Dortmund with a 4-0 advantage, but had their position threatened in a 3-1 defeat.

Serhou Guirassy scored a hat-trick for Dortmund but that was not enough for the German team. Barcelona, meanwhile, found the net thanks to an own goal from Ramy Bensebaini.

PSG will face the winner of Arsenal v Real Madrid, while Barcelona will play against Inter Milan or Bayern Munich in the semi-finals. Arsenal and Inter have the advantage ahead of Wednesday’s second leg of their respective quarter-finals tie.

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