Good evening and welcome to Nigerianeye's live commentary of the Champions League last-16 second leg between Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain.
PSG are currently in a commanding position in the tie after recording a 4-0 win when the two teams met in Paris last month.
Indeed, no team has ever overturned a first-leg 4-0 defeat in a Champions League knockout tie, which is an indication of the task facing the Spanish champions at Camp Nou tonight.
Follow live minute-by-minute updates of the clash from Spain below.
OFFICIAL LINE-UPS
BARCELONA: Ter Stegen; Mascherano, Pique, Umtiti; Rakitic, Busquets, Iniesta, Rafinha; Messi, Suarez, Neymar
PSG: Trapp; Meunier, Marquinhos, Silva, Kurzawa; Rabiot, Verratti, Matuidi; Lucas, Cavani, Draxler
Oh my word. It is just crazy. Barcelona were out when PSG scored an away goal, but the Spanish champions have scored six times tonight to book their spot in the quarter-finals. It is one of the most incredible stories in Champions League history. Absolutely crazy stuff tonight! Thanks for joining our live coverage of the match!
90 min+7 FULL-TIME: Barcelona 6-1 PSG
90 min+7 It is just ridiculous. I am not sure what to say, but it is utter heartbreak for PSG.
90 min+6 This is quite incredible. Barcelona have their sixth as Roberto converts a chipped pass from Neymar! The Spanish giants are heading into the quarter-finals in quite incredible fashion.
90 min+6 OH MY WORD!
90 min+5 GOAL! Barcelona 6-1 PSG (Roberto)
90 min+5 Ter Stegen is forward for Barcelona and this might be their last chance.
90 min+5 Super header from Matuidi clears PSG's lines!
90 min+5 Free-kick Barcelona!
90 min+3 PSG SUB! Krychowiak replaces Meunier for the away side.
90 min+3 Pique nods the ball into the arms of Trapp!
90 min+2 We are into the second of five additional minutes here!
90 min+2 What a sensational game, and Barcelona still have time for one more!
90 min+2 Incredible! Neymar scores from the spot and Barcelona need one more!
90 min+1 GOAL! Barcelona 5-1 PSG (Neymar, pen)
90 min+1 BOOKING! Marquinhos (PSG) is booked for fouling Suarez in the box!
90 min PENALTY BARCELONA!
89 min Sensational from Neymar as the Brazilian picks out the top corner with a super free kick!
88 min GOAL! Barcelona 4-1 PSG (Neymar)
87 min Di Maria fells Neymar and Barcelona have another free kick outside the PSG box...
85 min CHANCE! Stunning chance for Di Maria to score a second for PSG after breaking into the Barcelona box, but the Argentine gets it all wrong and scoops wide of the post!
85 min BARCELONA SUB! Andre Gomes replaces Rakitic.
85 min Just that little edge is missing for Barcelona at the moment as PSG continue to sit deep and absorb the pressure. Cavani's away goal is going to take the French side into the quarter-finals.
82 min Barcelona continue to enjoy possession in the final third of the field, but PSG are clearing their lines time after time and the French champions are close to having a quarter-final spot confirmed.
80 min Di Maria wants a penalty for a Pique handball, but the referee is not interested and play continues. You still get the feeling that there might be another goal in the latter stages of this game.
78 min Little over 10 minutes of the second period remaining and Barcelona need three goals in order to advance to the quarter-finals. There is not too much happening at the moment, however, and PSG are taking their time when they have the chance. Whistles around the stadium here.
76 min BARCELONA SUB! Roberto replaces Rafinha for the home side.
75 min PSG SUB! Aurier replaces Draxler for PSG.
74 min CLOSE! Messi sends a low effort wide of the post after breaking into the PSG box!
72 min Trapp drops to the ground to keep out a long-range strike from Neymar.
70 min Little over 20 minutes of this last-16 second leg remaining and Barcelona need to score three times in order to advance to the quarter-finals. That away goal from Cavani was absolutely massive.
67 min BOOKING! Suarez (Barcelona) is booked for diving in the PSG box.
66 min OFF-THE-LINE! Marquinhos clears off the line after Turan had sent one towards the bottom corner! It is all happening with 66 minutes on the clock at Camp Nou.
65 min BARCELONA SUB! Turan replaces Iniesta for Barcelona.
64 min BOOKING! Neymar (Barcelona) is booked for a foul on Marquinhos.
64 min SAVE! Ter Stegen keeps out Cavani after the striker had broken into a one-on-one situation! That just about keeps Barcelona in the tie here!
62 min And there is the away goal! PSG make it 3-1 on the night as Cavani smashes the ball into the top corner after a smart header from Kurzawa. It is a wonderful finish from the striker!
62 min GOAL! Barcelona 3-1 PSG (Cavani)
61 min BOOKING! Rakitic (Barcelona) is booked for a foul on Draxler.
60 min The ball bounces around inside the Barcelona box as Cavani smashes a low cross towards Matuidi, but Barcelona survive what was a dangerous moment. Just one goal for the visitors could kill this tie.
59 min Little over 30 minutes of normal time remaining at Camp Nou, and Barcelona only need one goal to level the tie, which is just incredible. PSG really need to find something on the counter-attack.
57 min PSG commit five players forward on the counter-attack, but Di Maria cannot find the pass and Barcelona break down the other end once again. Messi tries to dance into the PSG box, but there are enough white shirts around to make the clearance. What an incredible game of football!
55 min PSG SUB! Di Maria replaces Lucas for the away side.
55 min Neymar goes down in the box once again under pressure from Meunier, but the referee is not interested. That would have been very harsh and Neymar is fortunate to escape a yellow card.
54 min Trapp collects a deep cross from Rafinha as PSG just look to survive in this match.
52 min POST! Oh my word! Cavani hits the post from close range after making contact on a low cross from Meunier. So close to PSG finding the all-important away goal at Camp Nou!
51 min Messi sends his penalty past Trapp!
50 min GOAL! Barcelona 3-0 PSG (Messi, pen)
49 min The referee takes his time awarding a penalty, but after speaking with the official behind the goal, points to the spot! Meunier slips inside the penalty area and pulls Neymar to the deck!
48 min PENALTY BARCELONA!
48 min Draxler drives into the Barcelona box before poking the ball towards the bottom corner, but Rafinha manages to make contact and it goes behind for a PSG corner. The resulting set piece is delivered towards the near post and eventually comes for Draxler, but his effort is high and wide.
47 min... no changes from either side at the break, which is not too much of a surprise. However, I suspect that both managers will already have alterations in mind for the second 45 minutes of action.
46 min RESTART! PSG resume the action at Camp Nou...
The referee brings the first period to a close with Barcelona leading 2-0 on the night courtesy of an early header from Luis Suarez and own-goal from Kurzawa five minutes before the break. PSG still lead 4-2 on aggregate, but the French champions are wobbling at Camp Nou!
45 min+4 HALF-TIME: Barcelona 2-0 PSG (PSG lead 4-2 on aggregate)
45 min+3 PSG clear their lines and it does appear that 2-0 Barcelona will stand at the break.
45 min+2 PSG just cannot seem to keep the ball at the moment as Barcelona continue to force the issue late in the first period. This has been a really poor first half from the French champions.
45 min+1 We are into the first of three additional minutes at the end of the first period.
44 min Cavani just needs to be careful here after clashing with Mascherano, who will do his best to wind up the already-booked striker. Barcelona are seeking a third in the latter stages of the first period.
42 min BOOKING! Cavani (PSG) is booked for dissent.
41 min Good grief! Shocker! Barcelona have their second of the match as Iniesta keeps the ball alive inside the PSG box and Kurzawa turns into his own net after making contact with his own goalkeeper. It is a bizarre goal, but Barcelona have their second and that could be a massive moment in this tie.
40 min GOAL! Barcelona 2-0 PSG (Kurzawa OG)
39 min Lucas is back on his feet and should be fit to continue here.
39 min Lucas has a problem for PSG after taking a knock in a challenge with Umtiti.
38 min Little over five minutes of the first period to play and PSG have managed to keep the score down to 1-0, which is no problem approaching the mid-point of the first leg. Barcelona would have wanted to build on that early Suarez goal, but the visitors have been nice and compact at the back.
36 min BARCELONA! Busquets (Barcelona) is booked for dissent.
36 min Half-chance for Luis Suarez, but his effort is straight at Trapp. It was sloppy work from Rabiot to concede possession in a dangerous position, but PSG managed to survive once again.
35 min Neymar is seemingly pulled to the ground inside the PSG box, but the referee is not interested. Again Meunier took a bit of a chance, although it would have been a soft award!
34 min It was a poor start from PSG tonight, but they have managed to weather the storm and they would accept being 1-0 behind at the interval. A second for Barcelona in the latter stages of the first period, however, would paint a very different picture. It is still very delicately poised here.
32 min SAVE! Ter Stegen stands still to collect a long-range Lucas strike.
31 min Neymar is seeing plenty of the ball down that left, and the Brazilian has had some rough treatment in terms of challenges. Meunier again dives into the attacker and is a tough fortunate not to pick up a yellow card. Little under 15 minutes of the first period remaining and Barcelona still lead 1-0.
29 min Iniesta hits one from distance, but his effort was always clearing the PSG crossbar. It is important that Barcelona do not force things and take shots from distance, which plays into PSG's hands.
27 min... Messi's free kick is straight into the wall.
26 min Barcelona have another free kick in a dangerous area as Kurzawa fells Rafinha...
25 min It is like a training session at the moment as Barcelona continue to dominate the ball, with PSG sitting in and defending their lines. It is a classic attack versus defence situation, and it is up to Barcelona to find the goals tonight. The atmosphere remains absolutely electric at Camp Nou.
23 min BOOKING! Pique (Barcelona) is booked for a late tackle on Cavani.
23 min Pass, pass, pass from Barcelona as they look to work the ball into the final third, but PSG are nice and compact at the moment, and are making it difficult for the Spanish champions to find that yard. Eventually Busquets attempts to force it, and PSG can resume the play from the dead-ball line.
20 min PSG are keeping Draxler and Lucas up the field with Cavani, and I am just finding it difficult to imagine the away side not scoring tonight. I expect Barcelona to win on the night, but they still have a lot of work to do to change this tie around. It is a fascinating game of football at Camp Nou.
18 min CLOSE! Neymar whistles a curling effort just wide of Trapp's post!
18 min Marquinhos goes up with Pique, but the PSG centre-back was in an offside position. Better from the visitors in the last few moments as they start to ask some questions of the Barcelona defence.
17 min We have not seen an awful lot from PSG in the opening 17 minutes of this match, but they now have a free kick in a decent position after Lucas is brought to the ground by the challenging Busquets.
15 min Messi's effort whistles over the crossbar. Trapp had it covered.
15 min... Messi and Neymar are both standing over the Barcelona free kick.
14 min BOOKING! Draxler (PSG) is booked for fouling Messi just outside the Barca box...
13 min Much better from PSG in the last couple of minutes as they start to threaten the Barcelona goal. An away goal for the visitors tonight would leave Barcelona needing to score six times without reply.
11 min PENALTY SHOUT! Mascherano handles a Draxler cross inside the Barcelona box and PSG want a penalty, but the referee is not interested. It would have been a little bit harsh for me.
10 min Half-chance for Mascherano as the ball falls for the Argentine outside the PSG box, but his effort was always wide of the post. PSG are really struggling to settle in these early minutes.
9 min Neymar wants a penalty after smashing a cross into the PSG box, but the referee is not interested and on second look, it was the right decision from the official. Neymar is back on the ball moments later, however, and Meunier is having a lot of problems controlling the Brazilian at the moment.
7 min PSG are just about surviving at the moment as Barcelona continue to flood numbers forward in search of a second goal on the night. I still fancy PSG to score at some point tonight, but this has been the perfect start from the home side, who are absolutely full of it in the final third of the field.
5 min BOOKING! Matuidi (PSG) is booked for a late challenge on Umtiti.
4 min Just what the doctor ordered! Barcelona lead on the night inside three minutes as Luis Suarez heads home from close range after some terrible defending inside the PSG box. A high ball was not cleared by the visitors and Luis Suarez was on hand to flick his header past the isolated Trapp!
3 min GOAL! Barcelona 1-0 PSG (Suarez)
2 min... Barcelona have scored four or more goals on 15 separate occasions this season, and that is the task facing them tonight. The problem, however, is that they are coming up against a very strong PSG outfit. As expected, Barcelona have taken control of the possession in the early moments here.
0 min KICKOFF! Barcelona kick things off at Camp Nou...
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