PSG beat Barcelona 4-2 in Champions League, ending Barcelona's 11-game winning run
In short
Paris Saint-Germain beat Barcelona 4-2 at the Parc des Princes in the third round of the 2026-27 Champions League league phase. It was Barcelona's first defeat in official matches this season after 11 straight wins. PSG moved to the top of the 36-team table, but Ousmane Dembele went off injured after 20 minutes.
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Paris Saint-Germain beat Barcelona 4-2 at the Parc des Princes in Paris in the third round of the 2026-27 Champions League league phase, according to Yonhap, Newsis, Hankook Ilbo and Seoul Shinmun. The defeat was Barcelona's first in official matches this season, after 11 straight wins, nine in the league and two in the Champions League. [ 2 , 4 , 5 , 6 ]
Doue put PSG ahead in the 38th minute. Yonhap said Joao Neves intercepted a ball from Yamal with a header and Doue finished from the edge of the area. Espart, described as a 19-year-old full-back, equalised in the 10th minute of the second half. Hernandez restored PSG's lead in the 27th minute, heading in from a Doue corner according to Yonhap, and Yamal equalised again. Vitinha scored the winner from long range in the 36th minute and Fabian Ruiz added a fourth in the 41st. [ 2 , 4 , 5 , 6 ]
Yonhap said Barcelona had 53 percent of possession to PSG's 47 percent, but PSG had 22 shots, 15 on target, against Barcelona's 18, five on target. PSG's league-phase record is three wins from three games with 14 goals scored and five conceded, Yonhap said. Newsis and Hankook Ilbo said PSG are top of the 36 teams with 9 points, while Barcelona fell to fifth with two wins and one loss and 6 points. Newsis noted that PSG have won the competition in the last two seasons and are going for a third straight title. [ 2 , 4 , 5 ]
Both teams lost players to injury. Chosun Ilbo (OSEN) reported that Dembele, the Ballon d'Or winner, grabbed the back of his left thigh in the 19th minute and was replaced by Ferran Torres in the 20th. Yonhap said he left with hamstring pain. Barcelona's Olmo came off in the 27th minute, replaced by Fermin Lopez; Yonhap said he had an ankle problem. OSEN also said Kvaratskhelia left with right-foot pain after a collision with Espart, and that Marquinhos was also hurt and substituted, adding that the extent of the injuries could disrupt PSG's schedule. OSEN said PSG play Lyon in the league on Sunday. [ 1 , 4 ]
The documents differ on some details. Seoul Shinmun gave PSG 15 points, while Newsis and Hankook Ilbo gave 9. Newsis listed Yamal's equaliser at the 24th minute of the second half, after Hernandez's 27th-minute goal, while Hankook Ilbo said it came seven minutes after Hernandez scored. Hankook Ilbo and Newsis photo captions date the match 20 October local time, while other outlets give 21 October Korean time. [ 2 , 5 , 6 ]
Seoul Shinmun and Hankook Ilbo also reported that Lee Kang-in did not play for Atletico Madrid in their 1-1 draw at Stuttgart. Seoul Shinmun cited Spanish outlet Cadena SER as saying he had slight discomfort from a quadriceps bruise and did not even warm up as a precaution. [ 5 , 6 ]
Why it matters
The result stopped Barcelona's season-opening winning run and put PSG, described as defending champions, first in the league phase as they pursue a third straight title. Chosun Ilbo (OSEN) noted that the extent of injuries to PSG players could disrupt the club's coming schedule.
Key facts
- PSG beat Barcelona 4-2 at the Parc des Princes in Paris in the third round of the 2026-27 Champions League league phase. [ 2 , 4 , 5 , 6 ]
- Barcelona lost for the first time in official matches this season, after 11 consecutive wins (nine in the league, two in the Champions League). [ 1 , 2 , 4 , 5 , 6 ]
- Goals: Desire Doue (38th minute), Xavi Espart (second half, 10th minute), Lucas Hernandez (second half, 27th minute), Lamine Yamal, Vitinha (second half, 36th minute) and Fabian Ruiz (second half, 41st minute). [ 2 , 4 , 5 , 6 ]
- PSG won three league-phase games in a row and went top of the 36 teams; Barcelona fell to fifth with two wins and one loss. [ 2 , 4 , 5 ]
- Dembele, the Ballon d'Or winner, was substituted in the first half; Barcelona's Dani Olmo also went off injured in the 27th minute. [ 1 , 4 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- PSG beat Barcelona 4-2 in Paris in the Champions League league phase. [ 2 , 4 , 5 , 6 ]
- The defeat was Barcelona's first in official matches this season, after 11 straight wins. [ 2 , 4 , 5 , 6 ]
- Doue, Espart, Hernandez, Yamal, Vitinha and Fabian Ruiz scored, with Vitinha's goal the winner and Ruiz's the final goal. [ 2 , 4 , 5 ]
- PSG moved to the top of the league-phase table and are aiming for a third straight Champions League title. [ 2 , 4 , 5 , 6 ]
- Dembele was substituted early in the first half and Olmo left injured in the 27th minute. [ 1 , 4 ]
Still unclear
- How serious Dembele's injury is, and whether other PSG players will miss games. Chosun Ilbo (OSEN) said the extent of the injuries to Dembele and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia could disrupt PSG's schedule; no document gives a diagnosis or a time out.
- Whether Kvaratskhelia and Marquinhos were hurt in a collision with Espart. Only Chosun Ilbo (OSEN) reports this.
- When Yamal scored Barcelona's second equaliser. Newsis gives the 24th minute of the second half while listing it after Hernandez's 27th-minute goal; Hankook Ilbo says it came seven minutes after that goal.
- PSG's points total after the match. Newsis and Hankook Ilbo say 9 points; Seoul Shinmun says 15.
- The date of the match. Most outlets say 21 October Korean time; Hankook Ilbo and Newsis photo captions give 20 October local time.