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Fans threaten PSG players after capitulation against Barcelona

By Aimee Lewis, CNN
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Updated 10:16 AM EST, Fri March 10, 2017
Barcelona manager Luis Enrique had said it was possible but few had believed him.
Barcelona manager Luis Enrique had said it was possible but few had believed him.
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Unai Emery's PSG had been utterly dominant at the Parc des Princes just three weeks ago -- appearing to end this Champions League last 16 tie as a contest.
Unai Emery's PSG had been utterly dominant at the Parc des Princes just three weeks ago -- appearing to end this Champions League last 16 tie as a contest.
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Four goals down from the first leg, Barcelona required nothing short of a sporting miracle to have any chance of coming back.
Four goals down from the first leg, Barcelona required nothing short of a sporting miracle to have any chance of coming back.
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With just two minutes of regulation time remaining, Barcelona had a 3-1 lead on the night but required a further three goals to go through after Edinson Cavani's 62nd-minute strike.
With just two minutes of regulation time remaining, Barcelona had a 3-1 lead on the night but required a further three goals to go through after Edinson Cavani's 62nd-minute strike.
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A pinpoint Neymar freekick in the 88th minute might have induced Parisian nerves but it wasn't until Luis Suarez went down in the penalty area in added time that Barcelona truly believed.
A pinpoint Neymar freekick in the 88th minute might have induced Parisian nerves but it wasn't until Luis Suarez went down in the penalty area in added time that Barcelona truly believed.
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Suddenly Barcelona had the chance to make it 5-1 on the night and 5-5 on aggregate. Neymar made no mistake, setting up a grandstand finish.
Suddenly Barcelona had the chance to make it 5-1 on the night and 5-5 on aggregate. Neymar made no mistake, setting up a grandstand finish.
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Barcelona had the PSG players staggering back onto the ropes and, with more or less the final kick of the game, Sergi Roberto scored the goal that would <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2F2017%2F03%2F08%2Ffootball%2Fbarcelona-psg-reactions%2F">reverberate around the world. </a>
Barcelona had the PSG players staggering back onto the ropes and, with more or less the final kick of the game, Sergi Roberto scored the goal that would reverberate around the world.
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Staff, players and supporters could barely contain themselves. Mission impossible had been completed and Barcelona had reached the Champions League quarterfinals in a manner never seen before.
Staff, players and supporters could barely contain themselves. Mission impossible had been completed and Barcelona had reached the Champions League quarterfinals in a manner never seen before.
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From 4-0 down to 6-5 up, Enrique -- who is leaving Barca at the end of this season -- had overseen perhaps the greatest Champions League knockout stage comeback of all time.
From 4-0 down to 6-5 up, Enrique -- who is leaving Barca at the end of this season -- had overseen perhaps the greatest Champions League knockout stage comeback of all time.
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After a shocking Champions League defeat in Barcelona, Paris St. Germain players were confronted by hostile supporters on their return to the French capital.

Angry fans threatened PSG’s players and families in what the club described as an “extremely hostile and aggressive climate” at Bourget Airport, north of Paris.

The French champions had suffered a 6-5 aggregate loss in Europe’s premier cup competition Wednesday, with Barcelona overturning the biggest deficit in Champions League history to progress to the quarterfinals.

PSG won the first leg 4-0 and Unai Emery’s team were favorites to reach the last eight.

But Barcelona struck three times after the 88th minute in the second leg at Camp Nou to complete an incredible comeback, sparking incredulous reaction from around the world.

READ: ‘Barca made the impossible possible’

READ: Barcelona routs PSG 6-1 in comeback

Some PSG fans found their team’s capitulation difficult to swallow.

BARCELONA, SPAIN - DECEMBER 03: Ivan Rakitic of FC Barcelona looks on during the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF at Camp Nou stadium on December 3, 2016 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
BARCELONA, SPAIN - DECEMBER 03: Ivan Rakitic of FC Barcelona looks on during the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF at Camp Nou stadium on December 3, 2016 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
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Despite an increase in security, PSG said their players were threatened by “several individuals” at the airport.

The club claimed one individual had been hit by a car as the driver tried to escape a crowd that the club said was “physically threatening the players and their families.”

PSG said a police investigation was under way.

“The club, and all those present, have informed the investigators of their readiness to help the investigation, to get to the bottom of this regrettable incident,” read a club statement.

“The club strongly condemns the actions and behavior of the individuals in question.”