PSG 0 Barcelona 1
52 min
And now it's Rabiot with a sighter - his effort from about 20 yards is on target and well struck, but it's too close to Ter Stegen, who can hold on to the shot. Iniesta is down again and receiving treatment after getting a knee in the back from Pastore.
50 min
Pastore with a decent effort from the edge of the box that's low and a bit bobbly, causing Ter Stegen to make a slightly awkward save down to his left. Better from PSG.
49 min
The hosts look a bit more up for it though this half - they're pressing the Barca defenders when they get the ball, and the crowd is reacting positively to that. They just need a bit more quality on the ball.
47 min
Second half starts with Barca passing the ball around comfortably. I feel like we've been here before.
46 min
Kick-off: We're back underway for the second half.
20.48
Half-time thoughts from our man in Paris:
20.40
Barca full value for their lead, and they look like they have PSG exactly where they want them. The hosts are caught in two minds as to whether to push forward and risk going further behind, or throwing caution to the wind and looking for the equalser. They look better when they do the latter, but there's every chance they'll concede by exposing their defence - especially one with a half-fit David Luiz in it. Matuidi has looked good, but Cavani - as always seems to be the case whenever I watch him - looks a long way off being a top-level striker.
Peep, peep!
That's half-time.
45+1 min
Cavani attempts a scissor kick volley from Cabaye's cross, but he's offside again. Lazy from the striker not to get back in position.
45 min
Two added minutes at the end of the half...
43 min
An incident that sums up Luiz and Suarez perfectly! The Brazilian wins the ball about 20 yards from his own goal, and rather than getting rid of it, he tries to take on the always diligent Suarez, who duly wins the ball back and gets a shot off that Sirigu saves.
41 min
Matuidi undoubtedly PSG's dangerman here, but Mascherano is doing a great job schackling him whenever he gets the ball. The crowd is trying to rouse the home team, but there's not a great deal to shout about at the moment.
39 min
Luiz gets his first kick in on Luis Suarez. That could be a very fun battle to watch.
37 min
Another booking, this time for Cabaye after he scythes down Iniesta, who's down nursing his ankle. Poor tackle that.
35 min
That's better from PSG - Lavezzi scampers down the left and whips in a near-post cross that Cavani meets on the volley, but it's straight at Ter Stegen.
32 min
Pique is the first player booked of the night, as he blocks Matuidi's path after the Frenchman knocked it past him. From the resulting free-kick, Cavani has a headed chance but he's miles offside and misses anyway.
31 min
Mascherano hurt himself making that challenge incidentally, but he's ok to continue.
28 min
What a chance for PSG! Lavezzi does brilliantly to turn Alba and play in Cavani, but the Uruguayan takes a poor first touch and his attempted pass to Pastore is blocked by Mascherano. Great tackle, but Cavani made a mess of that.
26 min
Great skill from Neymar to beat a couple of PSG defenders and work a shooting position. His effort from about 12 yards is on target, but it's weak and easily held by Sirigu.
25 min
Whistles from the crowd as Barca stroke it around, and look a cut above at the moment.
23 min
Gary Neville is now slating Lavezzi. I guess that answers my earlier question about whether he's any good.
20 min
It goes from bad to worse for PSG - Thiago Silva is having to go off. And worse gets even worse - David Luiz is on, just ten days after suffering a hamstring injury. This could get ugly.
18 min
GOAL! PSG 0 Barcelona 1 (Neymar 18') Well, that had been coming - a poor pass presents the ball to Messi, who steps into the space and finds Neymar, who is one-on-one with Sirigu and passes it into the corner, Thierry Henry style. Easy as you like, and fully deserved.
17 min
The pressure is defintely building now, and after Maxwell makes a hash of his clearence, Neymar attempts a half-volley from the edge of the box that flies high and wide. PSG struggling to get a grip on the game.
14 min
Oh, wow. What an effort! Messi receives Suarez's pass on the edge of the box, and curls a beautiful effort that hits the post. Very unlucky.
11 min
Lovely interplay between Alba and Messi sees the left-back burst into the box, before Silva puts a stop to the attack with a crunching tackle. Pastore meanwhile is floating all around the pitch for PSG, depsite his nominal position on the right wing.
8 min
PSG very much approaching this as if they're the away team - sitting deep, soaking up pressure, and hoping to spring Barca on the counter. It nearly pays off, as Matuidi gets away down the left and pulls the ball back to Pastore, but he scuffs his effort and the chance goes. First real chance for either side.
5 min
Barca hoovering up posession early on, and Alba goes down under Silva's tackle in the box, but Mark Clattenburg waves away the appeals. They were pretty half-hearted in truth.
2 min
Lavezzi leads a counter, but his pass is way overhit. Is Lavezzi any good, or does he just run around a lot?
19.45
Kick-off! we're underway...
19.39
Barca's galacticos turning it on in the warm up apparently.
19.34
A bit more backhground on tonight - PSG are unbeaten in 24 home matches and are on a three-game winning streak. Barca drew 2-2 with Sevilla on the weekend to reduce their lead at the top of La Liga to two points, but have won 30 of their last 34 games in all competitions
19.18
Tonight will be the third time these two sides have met this season, with a win apiece. PSG won in Paris 3-2 back in September, before Barca got their revenge with a 3-1 win in December. Two seasons ago, they met at this very stage and after a 2-2 draw in Paris, Barca squeaked through on away goals following a 1-1 draw at the Nou Camp. Prior to that, the two sides contested the 1997 Cup Winners Cup final, which Barca won courtesy of a Ronaldo (the original Ronaldo) penalty.
19.08
Who wants to hear an amazing stat? Defender Jeremy Mathieu's two league goals this season have been worth four points. Guess how many Messi's 34 have been worth? Five. Yep, just five. Isn't that stunning? Send any gems along those lines to @cdeccleshare or charlie.eccleshare@telegraph.co.uk
19.00
And in case you missed it, here is probably the greatest live blog of all time from our man Ben Bloom. Rumours of him being sacked in the morning continue to circulate.
And with that I bid you farewell. Again, many apologies for a hopeless lack of German knowledge. You'd think it would have been a prerequisite to live blog a Borussia Dortmund press conference but perhaps not. Only time will tell if the person who tweeted me suggesting I am getting "sacked in the morning" is correct.
18.56
Henry Winter is enjoying the good life in Paris, where the weather looks almost as good as it is here in London.
Glorious evening at Parc des Princes. Another playground for Messi? pic.twitter.com/AkE7diAebj
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) April 15, 2015
18.50
I find it very curious how Barca play Claudio Bravo in the league, but Ter Stegen in Europe - like Real did with Casillas and Lopez last season. It's one thing having an FA Cup kepeer, but a Champions League one? Odd.
Elsewhere, I'm excited to see Pastore tonight - he's very hit and miss but when he's on, he can be unstoppable. David Luiz is surprisingly fit enough to be on the bench, but PSG are without the injured Thiago Motta and the suspended Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
For Barca, that front three...I mean. Dani Alves is suspended incidentally, which is why Montoya lines up at right-back. French centre-back Mathieu only on the bench despite his recent goalscoring heroics.
18.41
Hi everyone, the teams are in for the heavyweight clash at the Parc des Princes...
PSG: Sirigu, Van der Wiel, Marquinhos, Thiago Silva, Maxwell, Rabiot, Cabaye, Matuidi, Lavezzi, Cavani, Pastore.
Douchez, Camara, Lucas , Bahebeck, Digne , David Luiz, Kimpembe
Barcelona: Ter Stegen, Montoya, Pique, Mascherano, Jordi Alba, Busquets, Rakitic, Iniesta, Messi, Suarez, Neymar.
Subs: Bravo, Bartra, Mathieu, Adriano, Xavi, Rafinha, Pedro
Preview
Luis Suarez will head into tonight's Champions League quarter-final clash with Paris St Germain admitting he had to leave Liverpool to stand a chance of winning European football's biggest prize.
The 28-year-old Barcelona striker swapped Anfield for the Nou Camp in July last year in a £75 million switch with his eyes firmly set on silverware.
Asked if the prospect of winning the Champions League was a factor in his decision to leave Merseyside, Suarez told Champions Matchday: "Of course.
"Barcelona are always a candidate to win the Champions League. That's a plus here, as the clubs I've played for before didn't really have the chance to win big (European) trophies - maybe a domestic league or cup.
"Playing in a team like this, where all the players want to win every match and everything, that is a sign that it's all about silverware - whether it's the Champions League, the Liga or whichever trophy's available. We have a chance of making the final."
Suarez's link-up with Daniel Sturridge was a major factor in Liverpool's second-place Premier League finish last season, but he has adapted quickly to the task slotting into a star-studded squad in which Lionel Messi and Neymar are even bigger names.
He said: "It is about adapting to the way they play and the moves they make, and trying to make things easier for them.
"They are incredible players, but you work to support the team regardless of who is playing that day. Everybody feels comfortable in their role of helping Messi and Neymar play their best game."
Former Ajax frontman Suarez and his team-mates will hope to do just that at the Parc des Princes as PSG and Barca meet for the third time this season.
Both sides emerged from Group F with the Catalan giants enjoying a two-point advantage over the French outfit, although honours were even after their head-to-head encounters.
Blaise Matuidi's strike ultimately proved decisive in Paris in September last year as the home side ran out 3-2 winners, although Barca gained revenge in December with Messi, Neymar and Suarez all on target in a 3-1 victory after Zlatan Ibrahimovic had given the visitors a 15th-minute lead.
On this occasion, both clubs will be disrupted by suspension with PSG having to do without banned trio Ibrahimovic - who was sent off during the 2-2 draw at Chelsea last month - Marco Verratti and Serge Aurier, while Dani Alves will be missing for the Primera Division side.
In addition, David Luiz will sit out and Thiago Motta is a major doubt for the home side, while Barca will be unable to call upon defender Thomas Vermaelen, with all three recovering from thigh injuries.
PSG coach Laurent Blanc revealed that it would take "a small miracle" for Motta to be available for the game, although he admitted both he and Luiz are on the mend.
Blanc said: "When we saw what happened out there against Marseille 10 days ago, we thought it was a pretty serious injury. It is less than expected. It's good news, as it is with David Luiz, whose down-time is shorter than expected."
Join Charlie Eccleshare from 6pm for all the latest build-up and action...
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