The association football match between Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain occurred on 8 March 2017 at the Camp Nou. It was the second leg of the 2016âÂÂ17 UEFA Champions League round of 16; PSG won the first leg at the Parc des Princes 4âÂÂ0 a month earlier. During the match, Barcelona scored six times, including two goals in injury time, to win the match 6âÂÂ1 and 6âÂÂ5 on aggregate. It was the largest comeback in UEFA Champions League history, which became known in Spain and France as La Remontada (; ).
This was the third match between Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League knockout phases. PSG lost both previous encounters: in the quarter-finals of the 2012âÂÂ13 edition on away goals and the 2014âÂÂ15 season 5âÂÂ1 on aggregate. Both teams had comfortably qualified from the group stage: PSG qualified as runner-up in Group A having faced Arsenal, Basel, and having achieved a nine-point lead over 3rd-placed Ludogorets Razgrad; Barcelona qualified as leaders of Group C, 10 points ahead of Borussia Mönchengladbach in third place and leading 2nd-place Manchester City by six points.
The first leg was played on 14 February at the Parc des Princes in Paris; both teams were in good shape with Paris Saint-Germain coming from a 3âÂÂ0 away win at Bordeaux in Ligue 1 and Barcelona thrashing Alavés in a 6âÂÂ0 away win in La Liga. ÃÂngel Di MarÃÂa put PSG in front on 18 minutes with a free kick after Barcelona's Samuel Umtiti committed a foul. Julian Draxler made it 2âÂÂ0 with a low shot in the 40th minute, assisted by Marco Verratti. After 55 minutes, Di MarÃÂa scored again from a shot outside the box. Edinson Cavani scored the final goal of the game in the 72nd minute, securing the 4âÂÂ0 win. Barcelona achieved only one shot on target during the whole match.
The second leg was played on 8 March at the Camp Nou in Barcelona. The two teams again came into the match having won their league games: Barcelona won 5âÂÂ0 at home against Celta Vigo while Paris Saint-Germain won 1âÂÂ0, also at home, against Nancy.
Three minutes into the match, Luis Suárez scored the first goal of the game after heading the ball over the line before it was cleared by Thomas Meunier. Paris Saint-Germain's Layvin Kurzawa scored an own goal in an attempt to block a shot by Andrés Iniesta in the 40th minute.
Five minutes after the restart, Neymar was fouled by Thomas Meunier in the penalty box, and Lionel Messi converted the penalty. Edinson Cavani scored Paris Saint-Germain's only goal in the 62nd minute, leaving them requiring three more to win due to the away goals rule now favoring PSG, who scored one away goal compared to Barcelona, who scored none. Neymar scored two goals in the closing stages â a free kick in the 88th minute and a penalty kick when Luis Suárez was fouled in the first minute of injury time â to make it 5âÂÂ1. In the final seconds of the match, Neymar delivered a cross into the penalty area. Sergi Roberto scored Barcelona's sixth and final goal in the fifth minute of injury time, thus winning the game 6âÂÂ1 and advancing to the quarter finals 6âÂÂ5 on aggregate.
Paris Saint-Germain's collapse was called a "nightmare" and a "humiliation" in the days following the match. The celebrations from Barcelona fans were described as a "micro earthquake".
Subsequent analyses suggested that Paris Saint-Germain would have won on aggregate had the VAR system been in use. The refereeing of this match was criticized by the international press, in particular by some German dailies such as Der Tagesspiegel. There was speculation that the referee, Deniz Aytekin, could be demoted from his status by the governing body due to some of the decisions he made during the match, particularly the award of Barcelona's second penalty, and for not awarding a penalty to PSG and a red card for Mascherano. After the match, PSG lodged a complaint for ten refereeing errors with UEFA, which, without suspending him, de facto dismissed Deniz Aytekin from the major European posters, entrusting him with only a few minor group matches in the UEFA Champions League the following two seasons.
Two months after the match, Paris Saint-Germain finished second in the French league behind AS Monaco, at the end of a disappointing season (no wins in either the first or second legs against their direct rivals in the standings, Monaco and Nice, against whom PSG conceded a draw at home and two 3âÂÂ1 defeats away). Since the club was bought by Qatar Sports Investments, this is the second time that PSG has failed to win the competition (after Montpellier in the 2011âÂÂ2012 season). However, it did win both national cups, the Coupe de la Ligue and the Coupe de France.
In the quarter-finals, Barcelona again suffered a heavy defeat in the first leg of the tie away from home, this time losing 3âÂÂ0 to Juventus. However, they were unable to repeat their performance of the previous round and were eliminated after drawing 0âÂÂ0 in the return leg. Barcelona also finished second in their league. Defending Champions League holders Real Madrid retained their title in Europe's most prestigious club competition and also won the Spanish league.
One of the tie's main protagonists, Brazilian forward Neymar, was at the centre of a different matter involving the two clubs in August 2017 when he moved from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain for a world record transfer fee.
In October 2022, PSG's striker Edinson Cavani declared to Spanish sports website Relevo that he was so affected by the defeat that he needed psychological therapy to overcome the shock.
In the round of 16 of the 2020âÂÂ21 UEFA Champions League, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain once again faced off against each other. A major talking point for the media was the return of Neymar to Barcelona, although he was ruled out of the first leg with an injury. Regardless, PSG won the match 4âÂÂ1 at the Camp Nou, with a hat-trick from Kylian Mbappé. In the second leg, a still Neymar-less PSG side managed to hold on to a 1âÂÂ1 draw, beating Barça 5âÂÂ2 on aggregate and advancing to the quarter-finals. This match proved to be Lionel Messi's last in the Champions League with Barcelona, as he joined PSG in the following transfer window.
The clubs met again, this time at the quarter-final stage, in the 2023âÂÂ24 season, with Paris Saint-Germain now coached by Luis Enrique. Barcelona won the first leg in France 3âÂÂ2, and went up a further goal at home, but eventually lost 1âÂÂ4 (aggregate 4âÂÂ6) after Ronald Araújo was sent off in the first half while the score was 4âÂÂ2 on aggregate for Barcelona. An additional talking point was Ousmane Dembélé facing his former club Barcelona, which he had left a year prior; he went on to score in both legs of the tie, and was heavily whistled in Barcelona. The outcome was regarded as "revenge" for the Remontada by several media outlets and observers.
Unai Emery, now the coach of Aston Villa, faced Luis Enrique's Paris Saint-Germain in the 2024âÂÂ25 season at the quarter-final stage. Emery's return to Paris Saint-Germain was seen as a chance for him to 'exorcise the personal demons of the so-called "La Remontada"', since that 6âÂÂ1 loss was a defining moment of Emery's career. Aston Villa were eliminated by PSG 5âÂÂ4 on aggregate at home, losing the first leg 3âÂÂ1 and winning the second leg 3âÂÂ2 with their comeback attempt falling short.
In the 2025âÂÂ26 season, the two clubs were drawn against each other again in the league phase, with PSG entering the match as defending champions for the first time. The match took place on 1 October 2025, with PSG winning 2âÂÂ1 thanks to goals from Senny Mayulu and late heroics from Gonçalo Ramos. As a result, PSG became the first club in history to win three consecutive away games against Barcelona in a major European competition. PSG's victory attracted widespread praise due to their injury list consisting of key attackers including Dembélé, Désiré Doué and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.