PSG score late to sink Barcelona 4-2 in Champions League blockbuster

Late strikes by Vitinha and Fabian Ruiz grab victory for PSG as they aim to win the Champions League for the third season running.Published On 20 Oct 202620 Oct 2026Vitinha’s superb late strike proved crucial as reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain saw off rivals Barcelona 4-2 in a dramatic game between two of the leading contenders to win this season’s Champions League.The match on Tuesday was poised at 2-2 when the Portuguese playmaker, who came third in last year’s Ballon d’Or ranking, controlled on his chest and fired in from just outside the box in the 81st minute at the Parc des Princes.Fabian Ruiz then sealed PSG’s third victory in as many matches in this season’s competition, as they aim to win the Champions League for the third season running.It had briefly looked as though Barcelona would leave the French capital with a point when Lamine Yamal, who is hoping to win this year’s Ballon d’Or, stabbed in Barcelona’s second equaliser on the night.Desire Doue had earlier opened the scoring for PSG, and Lucas Hernandez got their second goal after teenager Xavi Espart found the net for the Catalans.The defeat is a setback for Barcelona, albeit not one that is likely to seriousl...