PSG v Barcelona: Player Ratings

 

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Action: Mascherano and Cavani battle for possession
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James Orr15 April 2015

Standard Sport assesses the individual performances from Barcelona's 3-1 victory over PSG in Paris.

Barcelona took a big step towards the Champions League semi-finals with a resounding 3-1 victory over Paris St Germain while Porto capitalised on a string of defensive mistakes to beat Bayern Munich 3-1 in their quarter-final first leg.

Barca's Andres Iniesta and Lionel Messi combined to set up Neymar for a slick opener in the 18th minute in Wednesday's quarter-final first leg against PSG at the Parc des Princes.

Luis Suarez then added two brilliant strikes in the second half to seemingly seal matters before Gregory van der Wiel's effort was deflected past Marc-Andre ter Stegen by Barca substitute Jeremy Mathieu to give PSG some hope late on.

However, Laurent Blanc's side have it all to do in next Tuesday's second leg at the Camp Nou.

But who stood out in Paris? Scroll through our article below to find out.

Player Ratings: PSG v Barcelona

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