53 mins
Been impressed with Verratti, putting in a man's shift in the face of total hopelessness. That nice Busquets is coming off and is being replaced by Sergi Roberto. Confusingly, he's the new Iniesta, not the new Busquets.
51 mins
Brilliance from Suarez and Neymar just around the PSG 'D'...slipped to Messi, who has a chip. Doesn't quite get under it enough.
48 mins
Rakitic has had an effort from distance. Gathered. Lauren Gallagher writes:
As a man united fan it brings a little tear to my eye seeing Scholes & Keane in the same shot. It's almost as painful as Luiz's defending & Zlatan's near enough absence. But this Barcelona team are still a joy to watch, seems like they score at will.
Watch out Lauren, Pedro here isn't going to stand for that sort of thing.
46 mins
Messi crackles into action, blurringly quick feet as he looks to get a move going.
20.46
The players are back out. Xavi is coming onto the pitch, replacing Iniesta and picking up the armband on the way.
20.44
An email arrives from Pedro Goncalves.
Funny how D Luiz's the only player (out of 22) you persistently abuse & offend, Alan, he's the owner & cause of all mistakes. Maybe he's english football's public enemy nº1, for some psychotic reason.
Not sure he's going to be offended Pedro, although it's possible that his lapses of concentration are down to reading a live blog while playing. Anyway, I like the guy. He's one of our most talented physical comedians.
HALF TIME BARCELONA 2 PSG 0 (Aggregate score: it's all over. 5-1 if you're counting)
Someone get Paris Saint Germain a stiff drink.
44 mins
You know what's REALLY scary for the rest of Europe? Barcelona are absolutely killing a team that cost one squillion dollars to assemble - and Messi has thus far done bubkis. Oh, here he is though. Chopped down by Verratti.
42 mins
Alves having a superb game. Awful chap but still. He's haring down the right here, he crosses for Messi and it is JUST nicked away from the pint-sized genius. Corner. Cleared.
40 mins
Paris hump the ball forward. Drifts out for a goal kick. This Barcelona team can make very good players look very ordinary. Tell you what is NOT ordinary. Bayern are beating Porto FIVE NIL!
39 mins
Anyone seen Zlatan?
35 mins
An excellent email from Scott Syfert. Oh yeah, if you want to email me it's alan.tyers@telegraph.co.uk
As a Chelsea FC supporter let me make two quick points: (1) candidly, we would never have gotten past Barca either, except possibly with a bout of soul-destroying negativity that would have hurt to watch; and (2) the fact that we sold David Luiz for £50m (!) places Mourinho on par with Obi-Wan Kenobi for jedi-mind-tricks.
34 mins
GOAL! And that's the second, goodnight Vienna. Alves, as I say, has it down the right, he looks up - he's got sooooo much time and space... He plays it into the box, and the clown Luiz has gone walkabout. He tries to step up and play offside. Makes a total hash of it. Free header Neymar. That's the end of that. BARCELONA 2 (5) PSG 0 (1) (Neymar 34)
33 mins
Suarez and Neymar cutting these Paris boys open time and again down the left. But here's Alves down the right...
28 mins
Another great run from Iniesta, who looks as good as I've ever seen him. What a player. DAni Alves having a game as well, he's giving Pastore a torrid time and has pinched the ball off him for a shot.
23 mins
Maxwell, I think, has a scuffed shot that seems to catch Pique on the arm. Appeals for a penalty. Dream on.
22 mins
Matuidi again making most of the running, giving Pique a hard time. But Barcelona come away with it,
20 mins
Clive T has picked up a nasty dose of "that's better" from Andy Townsend. It is being applied to Paris Saint Germain - or Pagination, as I like to call them - making a bit of progress.
19 mins
Rare break forward from Cheryl Matuidi, snuffed out by Alba.
17 mins
Zlatan has the ball in the net after good work from Matuidi, but you could tell that it was offside from a mile away.
16 mins
And give me strength, there's the divs bang on cue with the "in a sense this doesn't change anything for Paris Saint Germain". Sure sign of a towering football intellect.
GOAL! Iniesta. Magic. Brilliant play. Wonderful run, plays the perfect ball through for Neymar, who bursts into the area. A great touch from Neymar takes him around the keeper. He slots it home and that is a goal right out of the top drawer. BARCELONA 1 (4) PSG 0 (1) (Neymar 15)
10 mins
Quiet period. Barcelona with the ball, not especially busting a gut to do anything with it.
6 mins
All Barcelona. Their big stars all getting involved, Iniesta and Suarez with a one-two. Neymar also looks in the mood. The necessary miracle looks HIGHLY improbable right now.
4 mins
Luiz tackles Suarez in the area, fairly. Corner. "Luiz managed to keep his legs closed that time," says Clive Tyldesley. Shades of Fred Trueman to Raman Subba Row.
3 mins
Comedy's David Luiz has got himself booked. Heavy touch, now reaching for it, and he's upended Rakitic.
1 mins
The match is underway. Computer finishes its little tantrum and I'm back baby. Back! You haven't missed a massive amount.
19.40
Players are ready to go. All eyes on Zlatan. Such a flop here during his "Guardiola bougha Ferrari to drive it like a Fiat" spell. Needs a proper Testarossa of a display tonight.
Oooh. Car reference. I'm just going to punch a colleague in the face and then I'll get to the match.
19.38
And here are their unfortunate guests.
Picture to follow when the PoS publishing system allows.
19.38
Here's how they will line up. First, the Barca boys.
19.30
Shots of the Barca players arriving. You know that saying: more money than sense? It's like each and every one of them has adopted that as a style mantra to live by. I have never seen a worse-dressed group of rich people. And I've been to the Tory Party Conference.
"They look like they have just come from their Christmas do," sniffs Roy Keane. Messi a particular offender with this burgundy linen affair with the sleeves rolled up. Miami Vice.
19.25
For those as are unsure, Paris will have to score three.
19.20
By Jove, I think Laurent Blanc has cracked it:
Our problem is that we have to score
Full quote:
"We know the task is extremely difficult. Our problem is that we have to score, but I do believe we will have plenty of chances to do so. We have nothing to lose and we hope to prove we are better than we were in the first leg.The result last week would have been the same with our without our injured players. I would love to have all the players available for the first and second leg, but that can't happen. We can't complain about that because Barcelona dominated the game in Paris. "PSG are building a great club and Barcelona is already a great club. We know we are not here on a school trip, we also know Barcelona will want to win so we have to be strong and solid."
19.15
So welcome back my friends, to the show that never ends, it's live football. It's Barcelona! It's MEssi! More to the point, it's Zlatan. It looks a near impossible task, going to the Nou Camp trailing 3-1 on agg, but maybe the magic Swede can pull something off.
19.00
Evening all. Here are the teams.
Barcelona: 1 Ter Stegen, 22 Alves, 3Piqué, 14 Mascherano, 18 Alba, 5 Busquets, 4 Rakitic, 8 Iniesta, 9 Suárez, 10 Messi, 11 Neymar
PSG: Sirigu; Maxwell, Marquinhos, David Luiz, van der Wiel; Cabaye, Matuidi, Verratti; Pastore, Cavani, Ibrahimovic
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PSG coach Laurent Blanc accepts his side face an almost impossible mission trying to turn around their Champions League quarter-final against Barcelona at the Camp Nou.
The Ligue 1 champions were swept aside in their own stadium last week by a dominant Barca led by a lethal Luis Suarez who grabbed a brace in the 3-1 defeat.
They have Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Marco Verratti back from suspension for the second leg but Thiago Silva joins Thiago Motta among the injured and David Luiz is also a fitness doubt.
"We have to think that we have to score and I am sure that we will but we have only a small chance to go through," Blanc said.
"We cannot afford to concede goals and this here is practically impossible."
"All the teams that play here in Europe concede at least one. They (Barca) have attacking players with incredible talent," Blanc added.
He said that whatever fate awaits his team he will not make excuses about players missing.
"Those who are not here were not fit for the game and I wish I could have had them but it is not possible and it is no point feeling sorry about it," said Blanc.
"We have to show that we want to win, show that we are capable of doing it and give a better account of ourselves than in the first match."
Ibrahimovic, currently serving a ban domestically for abusive comments to a referee, returns to the club where he played during the 2009-10 season and coach Blanc hopes it will give him a lift.
"Ibra likes these these kinds of games when there is nothing to lose," he said. "He will help us and I am looking forward to seeing him play.
"He is very important for us and is training hard each day. He is in good form."
Alan Tyers will be here from 6.30pm to bring you team news, build up and live coverage
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