Barcelona avenge Paris Saint-Germain defeat to top group

Barcelona avenged their September defeat in the French
capital by beating Paris St Germain 3-1 at Camp Nou to
claim top spot in Champions League Group F.
PSG's home victory over the Catalan giants saw them take
control of the pool for the rest of the autumn but Barca made
sure to seize the opportunity to leapfrog them in Wednesday
night's return meeting.
An early opener from their former employee Zlatan
Ibrahimovic meant they had to rally from behind and they
would, with goals from Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis
Suarez steadily tightening the hosts' grip on the game.
With 15 points from six games Barca claimed first place and
therefore a last-16 encounter with a second-placed team from
another group while PSG, who accrued 13 points, can expect
to face the likes of Real Madrid or Chelsea.
Ibrahamovic was treated to a frosty reception from his former
supporters, with each one of the controversial Swede's first
touches greeted by boos.
So it was fitting that he silenced Camp Nou with PSG's
opening goal.
In the 15th minute Lucas Moura fed the ball into the box and
to Blaise Matuidi who, with his back to goal, set up
Ibrahimovic for a smooth finish.
He had little time to gloat, however, as Barca responded
with an equaliser only four minutes later.
Suarez did remarkably well to connect with a high ball
forward from Javier Mascherano, the Uruguayan side-
footing across the six-yard box for a sprinting Messi to
convert.
It was a 75th Champions League goal for the man who
surpassed Raul's all-time scoring record last time out.
Paris might have restored their lead shortly after the half
hour as Edinson Cavani tried his luck against Marc-Andre
ter Stegen having collected Ibrahimovic's cross.
Barca bit back through Neymar, whose drilled effort was
blocked by Thiago Silva, and Suarez. The latter's attempt
from 12 yards sent Salvatore Sirigu sprawling but it was the
former striker who would notch before the break.
In the 42nd minute Neymar took Andres Iniesta's pass before
creating space for himself on the edge of the box and rifling the
ball past a surprised Sirigu.
When play resumed PSG went all out in pursuit of a leveller
and Ibrahimovic was unlucky to miss the target with a header
from Thiago Motta's corner.
Lucas forced a desperate block from his fellow Brazilian Silva
in the 53rd minute, which also saw Motta drive a fierce effort
into the body of covering Barca defender Marc Bartra.
The Catalans emerged from under the cosh eventually and,
with just under 15 minutes remaining, Neymar got Sirigu
working once again with snapshot from the centre of the box.
It was enough of a spark to convince Barca to push harder
for goal number three and that would arrive in the 77th
minute.
A silky move through the PSG half culminated in Neymar
testing Sirigu and former Liverpool striker Suarez was on
hand to sweep the loose ball into the net, thus wrapping up a
comfortable win for Luis Enrique's side.