Raphinha has hit a brace as Barcelona claimed a stunning 3-2 comeback victory at Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League quarter-finals, while Atletico Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1.
Brazilian Raphinha opened the scoring in the 37th minute against a shaky PSG defence on Thursday (AEST), and made it 2-2 in the 62nd with a delicate effort, before Dane Andreas Christensen headed the winner with 13 minutes remaining with his first touch after coming on seconds earlier.
PSG had fought back after the restart at Parc de Princes as Ousmane Dembele netted a 48th-minute equaliser against his former club, and Vitinha put the hosts 2-1 up in the 51st.
Barca play the second leg at home and will like their chances to get a first semi-final berth since 2019, while PSG’s bid to win finally win the elite event may end prematurely again.
If Barca prevail they could face an all-Spanish semi-final after Atletico made the most of Dortmund defensive mistakes to score from Rodrigo De Paul in the fourth minute and Samuel Lino in the 32nd.
But substitute Sebastian Haller kept the Germans in the tie by netting in the 82nd minute, and Julian Brandt was denied an added-time leveller by the crossbar.
All ties are well balanced as 24 hours earlier record winners Real Madrid and title holders Manchester City played out a thrilling 3-3 draw, and Arsenal drew 2-2 against Bayern Munich.
All four matches took place amid beefed up security after an Islamic State terror threat via a media outlet linked to the group.
