PSG beat Barcelona 4-2 at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday night, ending Barcelona’s unbeaten start to the season. Vitinha and Lamine Yamal both scored in a frantic finish that brought four goals in 14 minutes: Yamal made it 2-2 in the 79th, Vitinha put PSG back in front two minutes later and Fabian Ruiz sealed it in the 86th.

Desire Doue and Lucas Hernandez scored the other PSG goals, with Xavi Espart equalising for Barcelona. The cost for PSG may be high. Ousmane Dembele went off around the 20th minute with an apparent problem at the back of his left thigh, and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Marquinhos were both taken off in the 59th minute, according to Yahoo Sports. No diagnosis or timeline has been given for any of them. Barcelona lost Dani Olmo to injury in the first half too. Read our tactical analysis for how it was won.

Ratings are ours, out of 10. NR means not rated because the player went off in the first half.

PSG player ratings

Starting XI (4-3-3): Safonov; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Hernandez; Vitinha, Neves, Ruiz; Doue, Kvaratskhelia, Dembele.

PSG ratings
Player Pos Rating
Matvey Safonov
Beaten by Espart and Yamal; Yamal’s flick went over him. Little he could do about either.		 GK 6
Achraf Hakimi
Crossed for Ruiz’s fourth and kept pushing Barcelona back.		 RB 8
Marquinhos
Solid until he pulled up and went off just before the hour.		 CB 6
Willian Pacho
Had a mixed night in a back line that Barcelona got at.		 CB 5
Lucas Hernandez
Headed in a corner for 2-1. Replaced late on.		 LB 7
Vitinha
Chested down a clearance outside the box and drove in the goal that put PSG ahead for good.		 CM 9
Joao Neves
Busy and tidy without a headline moment.		 CM 7
Fabian Ruiz
Calm on the ball and finished off Hakimi’s cross for 4-2.		 CM 8
Desire Doue
Opened the scoring with a low shot from just outside the box.		 RW 8
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
Anonymous before pulling up and being helped off.		 LW 6
Ousmane Dembele
Off around the 20th minute, too little time to mark.		 ST NR
Ferran Torres
Came on for Dembele and filled in well.		 ST (sub) 6
Warren Zaire-Emery
On late, and Yamal beat him down the right for the equaliser.		 CM (sub) 4
Illia Zabarnyi, Maghnes Akliouche, Senny Mayulu
Zabarnyi and Akliouche replaced the injured pair, Mayulu came on late. No real mistakes.		 Subs 6

Barcelona player ratings

Starting XI (4-3-3): Joan Garcia; Cancelo, Cubarsi, Martin, Espart; Bernal, Pedri, Olmo; Yamal, Gordon, Raphinha. Our Barcelona team news has the pre-match picture.

Barcelona ratings
Player Pos Rating
Joan Garcia
Conceded four on a night when PSG kept coming.		 GK 6
Joao Cancelo
Looked stretched as PSG found space.		 RB 5
Pau Cubarsi
Not at his tidiest as the line was stretched.		 CB 5
Gerard Martin
Part of a back line that conceded three in 14 minutes.		 CB 5
Xavi Espart
Scored the equaliser from left-back. Replaced late by Balde.		 LB 7
Marc Bernal
Gave the defence little cover once the game opened up.		 CM 5
Pedri
Neat on the ball but couldn’t steady the late stages.		 CM 6
Dani Olmo
Went off injured midway through the first half.		 AM NR
Lamine Yamal
Beat Zaire-Emery down the right and flicked in the 2-2 with the outside of his boot.		 RW 8
Anthony Gordon
Quiet night with little to show for it.		 ST 5
Raphinha
Lively but didn’t hurt PSG enough.		 LW 6
Fermin Lopez
Replaced Olmo early and did a steady job.		 AM (sub) 6
Gavi, Rodri, Karim Adeyemi, Alejandro Balde
Fresh legs, but no control. Balde replaced Espart late.		 Subs 5

Man of the match

Vitinha. Doue’s opener and Yamal’s flick were quality, but Vitinha set the tempo when the game opened up and scored the goal that put PSG ahead for good. Who was your man of the match in Paris: Vitinha, Doue or Yamal? Give your pick below.

What’s next

PSG host Lyon on Sunday. Barcelona face Real Madrid in El Clasico at Camp Nou on Sunday 25 October, a 9pm CET kick-off (8pm UK time).

Featured photo: Bryan Berlin, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped).

Arjun Rao is a football writer covering the Premier League for The False 9 — tactical breakdowns, transfer analysis and the numbers behind the game.