Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez hailed his side's 3-2 away win at Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on April 10, insisting that the victory showed they could once again compete with the very best in Europe.
"We had time to prepare for this game and everything turned out very well, in defence and in attack," he said, after substitute Andreas Christensen's 77th-minute header gave Barca the victory at the Parc des Princes.
"We are proud of the team. Paris played very well, but we kept their threat to a minimum." Raphinha gave the visitors the lead before half-time, only for PSG to turn the game on its head with goals by Ousmane Dembele and Vitinha in the first six minutes after the restart.
However, Raphinha then volleyed in a Pedri pass to equalise before Christensen's winner.
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