Paris Saint Germain's shots were worth far more than Barcelona's

Paris Saint Germain beat Barcelona 4-2 at the Parc des Princes, and the chances they created were the clearer measure of the night.

Paris Saint Germain took 22 shots against Barcelona, and the average side in this competition takes about 14.59 in a game. Expected goals, a rough measure of how often chances of a given quality tend to go in, puts Paris at 3.82 for the night. The average for a side is 1.75, so Paris's chances were worth more than double the usual amount.

Barcelona also shot more than usual, with 18 attempts, and their expected goals sat a little above a typical side's. The difference lay in what happened to those shots. Only five of Barcelona's efforts were on target, and eight missed the goal entirely, while Paris had 15 on target.

The match produced six goals, and the average game in this competition has 3.57, so this one was well above the usual tally. Désiré Doué opened the scoring for Paris on 38 minutes, set up by João Neves, and he finished with the highest rating of anyone on either side, a 9. Xavi Espart drew Barcelona level on 55 minutes, with Fermín López providing the assist.

The game turned late. Lucas Hernández put Paris ahead on 72 minutes, and Lamine Yamal brought Barcelona level again on 79. Vitinha and Fabián Ruiz scored in the final ten minutes, on 81 and 86, to settle it at 4-2.

Barcelona had more of the ball, 53% to Paris's 47%, and they completed 469 of their 534 passes against Paris's 402 from 470. Paris had the better of the shooting numbers instead, with more shots, more on target and far more expected goals. Joan García made ten saves for Barcelona, and his rating of 7.7 was the second highest of the players listed for the visitors.

The discipline numbers were tidy for Paris, who received no cards. Barcelona picked up one, a yellow for João Cancelo on 17 minutes. Yamal won nine duels, the most of any player listed in either side's group, and he still ended the match rated 7.84, behind Doué and Fabián Ruiz in the home ratings.

Both clubs have now won both of their matches in the competition. Paris Saint Germain sit top of the table and Barcelona second, and each has six points from its two games.

Player of the matchD. Doué1 goal · 1 assist9.0

Fabián Ruiz1 goal8.2

Vitinha1 goal7.9

Lamine Yamal1 goal7.8