Having scored four Champions League goals this term, the Nigeria captain made the trip to Paris for the semi-final showdown with PSG and was named on the bench after she passed a late fitness test.
Lluis Cortes side came to Paris aiming to avoid a third elimination by PSG and Jenni Hermoso gave them the crucial lead and vital away goal thanks to Aitana Bonmati s assist in the 13th minute.
However, the hosts found a way back into the contest when Marie-Antoinette Katoto assisted Alana Cook to level in the 21st minute.
After the break, both teams created several chances in the second half but could not find a breakthrough as they ended up settling for a stalemate in the first leg at Stade Municipal Georges Lefevre.
The missed chance got fans disappointed as Ronald Koeman’s men crashed out of the knockout stage with a 5-2 aggregate loss.
Ousmane Dembele was particularly singled out for his poor finishing as Barcelona failed to advance into the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since the 2006-07 season.
That should soothe the pains of yet another champions league knockout.
No miracle could happen,Barcelona needs to start getting the likes of Dembele Linglet etc out of the team and get the right crop of players else same story will play next season Jonel (@JohnJonel2) March 10, 2021
Bruh. Messi PK miss is worse than all of dembele chances man. Then that one alba setup for Messi (in the box, in front of the post) mehn, Messi n dembele together abeg search R DUNT on audiomack (@OfficialRdunt) March 10, 2021
Antoine Griezmann has revealed the regret in Barcelona's dressing room after their inability to cash in on first-half chances doomed them to a 5-2 aggregate defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League last 16.
The Argentine forward launched a missile of a strike towards Keylor Navas’ net, the ball somehow seeming to pick up more speed and swerve as it approached its target, whipping into the top left corner.
That is the kind of effort it took to beat the Costa Rica international on Wednesday evening, as Navas did his Real Madrid roots proud with a sublime performance in the Paris Saint-Germain goal, denying Barca time and time again as they banged on his door, in search of a new miracle; a Remontada II.
It might have come, but when Messi stood over a penalty kick just before half-time, the goalkeeper parried his strike down the middle.