# PSG Ends Barcelona's Perfect Season with 4-2 Thriller

> PSG beats Barcelona 4-2 in Champions League thriller, ending Barça's perfect season.
- Title: PSG Ends Barcelona's Perfect Season with 4-2 Thriller · SI
- Summary: PSG beats Barcelona 4-2 in Champions League thriller, ending Barça's perfect season. PSG ends Barcelona's perfect season with a 4-2 Champions League win.
- Keywords: psg, barcelona, champions league, barça, reigning champions, player ratings, fotmob, luis enrique, hansi flick, xavi espart, vitinha, fabián ruiz
- Source: SI — https://si.com/soccer/psg-vs-barcelona-player-ratings-10-20-26
- Published: 2026-10-20T22:02:05+00:00
- Read time: 2 min
- Topics: psg, barcelona, champions league, barça, reigning champions, player ratings, fotmob, luis enrique, hansi flick, xavi espart, vitinha, fabián ruiz
## Match Result
Paris Saint-Germain handed Barcelona their first defeat of the season with a brilliant 4-2 win.
## Game Flow
Barcelona and PSG traded blows in an end-to-end affair from the start, with PSG creating more dangerous chances in the first half.
## First Goal
Désiré Doué scored a perfectly placed shot from the edge of the box 38 minutes in following a dreadful Lamine Yamal turnover.
## Second Half Action
Xavi Espart equalized for an improved Barça 10 minutes after the restart before Lucas Hernández restored PSG’s lead with a powerful header 72 minutes in.
## Third Goal
Vitinha scored a wonderful goal just two minutes later after Barcelona seemed to complete their comeback.
## Fourth Goal
Fabián Ruiz buried the nail in Barcelona’s coffin by strolling behind João Cancelo at the back post to tap-in an Achraf Hakimi cross.
## Winners
Désiré Doué was unplayable against Barcelona, scoring a stellar opener and assisting his team’s second.
## Midfield Trio
PSG’s dominant midfield trio of João Neves, Vitinha and Fabián Ruiz showcased why it’s considered the best in the world.
## Xavi Espart
Xavi Espart delivered a brilliant performance on the biggest stage of his young career, scoring his maiden Champions League goal.
## Losers
João Cancelo had a night to forget, completely losing Ruiz in the action that sealed the result for PSG.
## Barcelona Struggles
Both Anthony Gordon and Karim Adeyemi offered next to nothing on Tuesday, with Ferran Torres missing three clear chances.
## Injuries
PSG’s trio of Ousmane Dembélé, Marquinhos and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia exited the pitch with injuries.
## PSG Player Ratings
Vitinha won the game for PSG with a rocket of a hit, scoring a fantastic winner after Yamal’s equalizer.
## Barcelona Player Ratings
Xavi Espart played his best game as a professional, getting the better of Kvaratskhelia down the right flank.
## Key Statistics
PSG had 15 shots on goal compared to Barcelona’s five, with Barcelona failing to score a first half goal.
## What the Ratings Tell Us
PSG will be forced to dig deep and exploit their deep squad given Dembélé, Marquinhos and Kvaratskhelia will miss time.
## Key takeaway

PSG ends Barcelona's perfect season with a 4-2 Champions League win.