PSG beat Barcelona 4–2 with two goals in five minutes late on
Barcelona twice came back level at the Parc des Princes before Vitinha and Fabián Ruiz scored in the 81st and 86th minutes. PSG lead the league phase on nine points.
By GoalPost · Reporting from ESPN and Yahoo Sports
Paris Saint-Germain beat Barcelona 4–2 at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday in the third round of the Champions League league phase. Désiré Doué opened the scoring in the 38th minute from João Neves's pass, and Xavi Espart equalized for Barcelona ten minutes after halftime.
Lucas Hernández put PSG back in front with a header from a corner in the 72nd minute, and Lamine Yamal leveled again in the 79th. Vitinha restored the lead two minutes later, and Fabián Ruiz finished Achraf Hakimi's cross in the 86th to settle it.
PSG have won all three league-phase games and sit top on goal difference, per ESPN. Barcelona, on six points, lost for the first time in this season's competition; Yahoo Sports reports they have now conceded in 18 straight Champions League games.
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