PARIS : Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez said playing Paris St-Germain in the Champions League quarter-finals is the opportunity they five-times champions wanted in their bid to get back where they belong after crashing out in the group stage two years in a row.
Soccer Football - Champions League - FC Barcelona Press Conference - Parc des Princes, Paris, France - April 9, 2024 FC Barcelona coach Xavi during the press conference REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq
Barca have qualified for the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in four years, something they did every season between 2007-08 and 2019-20. In 2017, Barca made it through to the last-16 after an epic come from behind tie against PSG, winning 6-1 in the second leg at the Camp Nou after losing the first leg 4-0 in Paris.
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