6 humiliating defeats suffered by Barcelona in the last decade

#6 Paris St. Germain 4-0 Barcelona – 14^th February 2017

BARCELONA, SPAIN - MARCH 08: Serge Aurier (L) and Angel Di Maria of PSG joke prior to the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second leg match between FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain at Camp Nou on March 8, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) — Angel Di Maria helped Paris St. Germain to a thumping victory over Barcelona

History didn’t appear to be on PSG’s side going into this Champions League quarter-final first leg with Barca. Although they’d dominated the French league, success in Europe had always eluded them and their new manager Unai Emery had only beaten Barcelona once before in 23 attempts.

And while Barca hadn’t lifted the Champions League since 2015, they were still one of the favourites for the tournament.

As it turned out, not only did PSG manage to win the first leg, but they also inflicted a truly humiliating defeat on Barca, winning 4-0 with two goals from Angel Di Maria, one from Julian Draxler, and one from Edinson Cavani.

And while Barcelona did dominate possession, they seemed seriously toothless on the night, with Messi, Suarez and Neymar seemingly anonymous. The Catalan giants only recorded one shot on target in the ninety minutes.

The one saving grace for Barca? Despite no side in history ever overturning a four-goal deficit in a Champions League knockout tie, Barcelona apparently didn’t care about history as they somehow pulled out a miracle 6-1 win at the Nou Camp to progress to the semis, winning 6-5 on aggregate.

The home win didn’t quite wash out the bad taste that the humiliating loss in the first leg left, though – it was Barca’s heaviest defeat in the competition since the Bayern Munich loss in 2013.

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