Barcelona were, yesterday, in the UEFA Champions League, mauled, shellacked, hamered and embarrassed 4-0 by a highly eclectic Paris St Germain, thanks to a brace from Angel Di Maria, Julian Draxler and Edinson Cavani.
Angel di Maria scored twice as Paris St-Germain stunned Barcelona to leave the Spanish side in danger of failing to reach the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in a decade.
A lacklustre Barcelona – with Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar largely anonymous – did not produce an effort of note until seven minutes before the end when Samuel Umtiti headed onto the post.
Barca hosts the return leg on March 8.
No side has managed to overturn a four-goal deficit in the history of the Champions League.
In the other game of the evening, Kostas Mitroglou gave Benfica a one-goal advantage in the first leg of the Champions League last-16 tie with Borussia Dortmund.
Mitroglou scrambled in the decisive goal for the Portuguese champions from Luisao’s header in the second half.Dortmund’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang hit a penalty straight at keeper Ederson after Ljubomir Fejsa handled.
The German side were the top scorers in the group stage, but failed to find a way through a stubborn home defence.
Dortmund will host the second leg on 8 March, with a place in the quarter-finals at stake.