Watch: Dembele unleashes rocket against old club Barca

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Ousmane Dembele scored a brilliant goal against Barcelona in Wednesday’s Champion League quarterfinal encounter, but it wasn’t enough as Paris Saint-Germain succumbed to a 3-2 first-leg defeat at the Parc des Princes.

After a clever maneuver to create space in the penalty box, Dembele lined up his shot and unleashed a powerful strike into the roof of the net despite falling to the ground after losing his footing.

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Vitinha scored to give the hosts a deserved lead three minutes later before Raphinha silenced the home fans with his second goal to make it 2-2 just after the hour mark.

Things went from bad to worse for PSG after Andreas Christensen scored off a corner kick in the 77th minute to give the visitors a 3-2 win.