PSG 4-2 Barcelona: Vitinha and Fabián Ruiz end Barça's perfect start

Late goals from Vitinha and Fabián Ruiz gave Paris Saint-Germain a 4-2 win over Barcelona at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday, ending Barcelona's perfect start to the season after 11 straight wins under Hansi Flick. Barcelona twice came from behind, through Xavi Espart and Lamine Yamal, before the Champions League holders struck twice in the last ten minutes. The win cost Luis Enrique's side three players to injury: Ousmane Dembélé, Marquinhos and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.

Match facts

• Result: Paris Saint-Germain 4-2 Barcelona (half-time 1-0)
• Competition: UEFA Champions League, League Phase, Matchday 3
• Venue: Parc des Princes, Paris
• Scorers: Paris Saint-Germain - Doué 38', Lucas Hernández 72', Vitinha 81', Fabián Ruiz 86'; Barcelona - Xavi Espart 55', Lamine Yamal 79'
• Assists: Paris Saint-Germain - João Neves (38'), Doué (72'), Hakimi (86'); Barcelona - Fermín López (55')
• Red cards: None
• Next: Paris Saint-Germain v Lyon (Ligue 1) and Barcelona v Real Madrid (La Liga), Sunday 25 October; Villarreal v Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona v Aston Villa (Champions League), Tuesday 3 November, 20:00 UK

How the match unfolded

PSG pressed high from the 20:00 UK kick-off. Kvaratskhelia hit the foot of the post in the second minute after Pedri lost the ball, and Joan García saved from Dembélé and Désiré Doué three minutes later.

João Cancelo was booked in the 17th minute for a foul on Doué, the only card of the night. Shortly afterwards Dembélé pulled up holding the back of his left thigh and was replaced in the 20th minute by Ferran Torres, who was twice denied by García. At the other end, Raphinha's shot from Anthony Gordon's pass was saved by Matvey Safonov moments later. Barcelona lost Dani Olmo to injury in the 27th minute, in his 100th appearance for the club, with Fermín López coming on.

PSG went ahead in the 38th minute. They won the ball back from a Barcelona clearance, João Neves headed it on to Doué, and the forward drove to the edge of the area before firing a low shot into the bottom left corner. Safonov then stopped Fermín López one-on-one before the break.

Barcelona equalised in the 55th minute. Espart, 19, ran onto Fermín López's through ball and beat Safonov at his near post for his first Champions League goal. Marquinhos and Kvaratskhelia both went off injured in the 59th minute, replaced by Illia Zabarnyi and Maghnes Akliouche, and Flick sent on Karim Adeyemi, Gavi and Rodri a minute later.

With Barcelona on top, Ferran Torres hit the post on a counter-attack in the 71st minute. From the corner that followed, Lucas Hernández headed Doué's delivery into the top corner. Yamal levelled again in the 79th minute, turning substitute Warren Zaïre-Emery on the right and squeezing a left-footed shot between Safonov and the near post.

PSG went back in front less than two minutes later. Vitinha chested down a clearance and volleyed into the bottom right corner from the edge of the box. In the 86th minute Achraf Hakimi found space and pulled a low cross to the back post, where Fabián Ruiz turned it in from close range.

What it means

PSG have nine points from three league-phase games, following a 6-1 home win over Slovan Bratislava and last week's 4-2 win at Manchester City. Doué has now scored in each of his last three appearances. PSG had 22 shots to Barcelona's 18, with 15 on target, and García made ten saves.

Barcelona stay on six points after beating Feyenoord 5-1 and winning 4-1 at Galatasaray. Their nine-from-nine start in La Liga, completed with a 5-2 win at Real Betis, is unaffected, but the defeat comes five days before the Clásico.

What's next

Barcelona host Real Madrid at the Spotify Camp Nou on Sunday (20:00 UK), and PSG welcome Lyon in Ligue 1 the same evening (19:45 UK). Luis Enrique will be waiting on news of Dembélé, Marquinhos and Kvaratskhelia.

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