Barcelona players celebrate their side’s first goal during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and FC Barcelona at the Signal Iduna Park. Federico Gambarini/dpa
Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain have reached the Champions League semi-finals despite defeats in the second leg of their quarter-finals ties on Tuesday.
Barça travelled to Germany to face Borussia Dortmund with a 4-0 advantage, but had their position threatened in a 3-1 defeat.
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Serhou Guirassy scored a hat-trick for Dortmund but that was not enough for the German team. Barcelona, meanwhile, found the net thanks to an own goal from Ramy Bensebaini.
PSG took a 2-0 lead at Aston Villa, but the hosts roared back to a 3-2 victory. Villa were one goal short of levelling the tie, while PSG are through with a 5-4 aggregate score.
PSG will face the winner of Arsenal v Real Madrid, while Barcelona will play against Inter Milan or Bayern Munich in the semi-finals. Arsenal and Inter have the advantage ahead of Wednesday’s second leg of their respective quarter-finals tie.
Aston Villa’s John McGinn (C) scores his side’s second goal during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg soccer match between Aston Villa and Paris Saint-Germain at Villa Park. Nick Potts/PA Wire/dpa
Dortmund’s Serhou Guirassy (C) scores his side’s third goal during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and FC Barcelona at the Signal Iduna Park. Bernd Thissen/dpa
Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez celebrates his side’s third goal during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg soccer match between Aston Villa and Paris Saint-Germain at Villa Park. David Davies/PA Wire/dpa
Aston Villa’s John McGinn (L) celebrates scoring his side’s second goal during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg soccer match between Aston Villa and Paris Saint-Germain at Villa Park. David Davies/PA Wire/dpa
Dortmund’s Serhou Guirassy (R) celebrates scoring his side’s second goal with teammates Waldemar Anton (C) and Ramy Bensebaini during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and FC Barcelona at the Signal Iduna Park. Federico Gambarini/dpa
Aston Villa’s Youri Tielemans celebrates scoring his side’s first goal during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg soccer match between Aston Villa and Paris Saint-Germain at Villa Park. David Davies/PA Wire/dpa
Paris Saint-Germain’s Nuno Mendes (L) celebrates scoring his side’s second goal with teammate Bradley Barcola during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg soccer match between Aston Villa and Paris Saint-Germain at Villa Park. Nick Potts/PA Wire/dpa
Paris Saint-Germain’s Achraf Hakimi celebrates scoring his side’s first goal during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg soccer match between Aston Villa and Paris Saint-Germain at Villa Park. Nick Potts/PA Wire/dpa
