Brazil forward Raphinha scored twice to help Barcelona secure a 3-2 win at Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League quarterfinal first leg on Wednesday.

Barça, five-times European champions, secured the win over the French side still looking for a first Champions League crown when Andreas Christensen met a corner and stooped to head past goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma in the 77th minute.

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Raphinha opened the scoring in the 37th and Ousmane Dembélé equalized in the 48th minute against his former club. Three minutes later, midfielder Vitinha put PSG ahead in a pulsating match where Dembélé hit the left post moments before Christensen’s goal.

Raphinha curled Barcelona ahead after Donnarumma struggled with Lamine Yamal‘s slick right-wing cross, which the 16-year-old Spain winger exquisitely flicked with the outside of his left foot.

Sloppy defending from both sides followed.

Kylian Mbappé‘s left-wing cross was hacked clear by Ronald Araújo and fell to Dembélé, who cut inside Frenkie de Jong and slammed the ball past goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen.

Two minutes later. Vitinha was afforded too much space from Fabián Ruiz‘s pass and slid a shot under Ter Stegen’s body.

Raphinha read substitute Pedri‘s superbly weighted long pass and clipped a volley past Donnarumma, making it 2-2 in the 62nd minute ahead of Christensen’s winner.

The return leg is next Tuesday in Spain.

Information from Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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