Overview

• Reigning champion PSG won 2-1 at Montjuïc after controlling the second half, with Hansi Flick acknowledging his Barcelona side faded physically and needed better defensive structure.
• Coverage underscored Barcelona’s fitness and injury issues, noting Pedri and Frenkie de Jong were very tired post-match and Lamine Yamal is not yet fully recovered.
• Flick’s defense remains in flux as Pau Cubarsí and Eric García started centrally, and PSG repeatedly found space from wide areas through Nuno Mendes and Achraf Hakimi.
• Celta de Vigo rallied from 0-1 to beat PAOK 3-1 at Balaídos, with Iago Aspas leveling before halftime, Borja Iglesias netting his sixth goal in six matches, and Williot Swedberg’s goal confirmed after a VAR review.
• Claudio Giráldez called the Europa League victory “the turning point we needed,” pointing to renewed confidence during the club’s first home European night in eight years.