Barcelona 3-1 Paris Saint Germain

Barcelona finish top of their Champions League group for the eighth season in a row

• Barcelona finish top of Group F
• Messi scores his 75th Champions League goal
• PSG lose after taking the lead at Nou Camp
• French champions unseeded in Monday's draw

Neymar scored a spectacular goal as Barcelona came from behind to defeat Paris St-Germain at the Nou Camp and finish top of Group F.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic gave PSG the lead with a low finish from 10 yards after being teed up by Blaise Matuidi.

But Barcelona equalised through Lionel Messi, his 75th goal in the competition coming after Luis Suarez's low cross.

Neymar's sublime 25-yard finish and Suarez's close-range effort sealed PSG's fate, but they still go through.

Who has qualified?
	Winners	Runners-up
Group A	Atletico Madrid	Juventus
Group B	Real Madrid	Basel
Group C	Monaco	Bayer Leverkusen
Group D	Borussia Dortmund	Arsenal
Group E	Bayern Munich	Manchester City
Group F	Barcelona	PSG
Group G	Chelsea	Schalke
Group H	Porto	Shakhtar Donetsk
Who's in and who's out: The story of the group stages

Neymar's goal was a wonderful effort, the Brazil striker bursting away from the PSG defence before producing a dipping, swerving shot from distance that flew past Salvatore Sirigu.

Then in the second half Sirigu parried Neymar's shot and former Liverpool star Suarez pounced to score his second goal since moving to Spain.

The victory means Barcelona have finished top of their Champions League group for the eighth season in a row.

However, the French side missed several good chances and their profligacy resulted in their first Ligue 1 or Champions League defeat of the season.

PSG striker Edinson Cavani also had a shot cleared off the line by Barcelona defender Marc Bartra.

Group F
	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GD	Points
Barcelona	6	5	0	1	+10	15
Paris St-Germain	6	4	1	1	3	13
Ajax	6	1	2	3	-2	5
Apoel Nicosia	6	0	1	5	-11	1

"We have improved as a group a lot," said Uruguay striker Suarez.

"We know that together we can go places, and that's what we're doing."

Barcelona finish with 15 points from six games, two more than Paris-St Germain, who will be unseeded in next Monday's last-16 draw.

PSG head coach Laurent Blanc praised Barcelona's finishing.

"The best players don't need much to convert a tiny chance into a goal,'' he said.

"That is what happened for Barcelona's first two goals.''

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has scored five goals in his last four appearances

Lionel Messi now has 75 Champions League goals, three more than closest rival Cristiano Ronaldo

Neymar has scored three goals in this season's Champions League

Luis Suarez's two goals for Barcelona have both come in the Champions League

• Line-ups
• Match Stats
• Live Text

Line-ups

Barcelona

Formation 3-5-1-1

1ter Stegen

15Bartra3Piqué24Mathieu

7Pedro5Busquets14Mascherano8Iniesta11Neymar

10Messi

9Suárez

• 1ter Stegen
• 15BartraSubstituted forCorreiaat 90+2'minutes
• 3Piqué
• 24Mathieu
• 7PedroSubstituted forRakiticat 68'minutes
• 5Busquets
• 14Mascherano
• 8IniestaSubstituted forHernándezat 73'minutes
• 11Neymar
• 10Messi
• 9Suárez

Substitutes

• 4Rakitic
• 6Hernández
• 13Bravo
• 18Alba
• 20Roberto Carnicer
• 21Correia
• 31El Haddadi

PSG

Formation 4-4-2

30Sirigu

23Van der Wiel2Thiago Silva32David Luiz17Cabelino Andrade

7Lucas Moura24Verratti8Motta14Matuidi

9Cavani10Ibrahimovic

• 30Sirigu
• 23Van der Wiel
• 2Thiago Silva
• 32David Luiz
• 17Cabelino Andrade
• 7Lucas Moura
• 24VerrattiSubstituted forPastoreat 62'minutes
• 8Motta
• 14MatuidiSubstituted forLavezziat 75'minutes
• 9CavaniBooked at 57mins
• 10Ibrahimovic

Substitutes

• 1Douchez
• 4Cabaye
• 5Marquinhos
• 21Digne
• 22Lavezzi
• 25Rabiot
• 27Pastore

Referee:

Martin Atkinson

Attendance:

82,570

Match Stats

Home TeamBarcelonaAway TeamPSG

Possession

Home60%

Away40%

Shots

Home11

Away10

Shots on Target

Home5

Away4

Corners

Home3

Away3

Fouls

Home12

Away12

Live Text

1. Post update

   Match ends, Barcelona 3, Paris Saint Germain 1.

2. 90'+3'

   Full Time

   Second Half ends, Barcelona 3, Paris Saint Germain 1.

3. 90'+3'

   Post update

   Adriano (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

4. 90'+3'

   Post update

   Foul by Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain).

5. 90'+2'

   Substitution

   Substitution, Barcelona. Adriano replaces Marc Bartra.

6. 90'+2'

   Post update

   Attempt missed. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.

7. 90'+1'

   Post update

   Foul by Javier Mascherano (Barcelona).

8. 90'+1'

   Post update

   Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

9. 89'

   Post update

   Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Neymar.

10. 86'

    Post update

    Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Edinson Cavani.

11. 85'

    Post update

    Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

12. 85'

    Post update

    Foul by Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain).

13. 82'

    Post update

    Attempt missed. David Luiz (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Javier Pastore.

14. 81'

    Post update

    Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Gerard Piqué.

15. 80'

    Post update

    Foul by Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona).

16. 80'

    Post update

    Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

17. 79'

    Post update

    Neymar (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

18. 79'

    Post update

    Foul by Gregory Van der Wiel (Paris Saint Germain).

19. 77'

    Goal!

    Goal! Barcelona 3, Paris Saint Germain 1. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.

20. 77'

    Post update

    Attempt saved. Neymar (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Xavi.

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