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It's now or never for Kylian Mbappe and PSG in Champions League

Paris Saint-Germain and Kylian Mbappe have no room for error as they hope to avoid another disappointing exit from the Champions League.

PSG carry a 3-2 deficit into their quarter-final second leg against Barcelona on Tuesday, with their confidence dented.

After superstar Mbappe announced that he will not be staying beyond the end of his contract after this summer, there seemed to be a sense of purpose in PSG as they aimed to end the campaign on a positive note.

As luck would have it, PSG were handed a favourable draw for the last eight and semi-finals.

Luis Enrique's side had entered the first leg against Barcelona on a 27-game unbeaten run stretching back five months. They avoided any prospect of meeting Manchester City, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich or Arsenal before the final.

A clash against a not-so-strong Barca and then a last-four tie against either Atletico Madrid or Borussia Dortmund was seemingly the best possible scenario for PSG.

But they were far from their best against Barca in the first leg in the French capital.

Mbappe has scored 39 goals this season and the Parisians needed him to be at his best.

However, he was well off the mark, failing to hit the target from three shots, losing the ball 13 times and getting caught offside three times. PSG's goals came from Ousmane Dembele and Vitinha.

Despite the no-show, Mbappe received support even from those outside his team, including Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti.

If Mbappe does not find his touch soon, PSG will be left with the prospect of a star-less squad by the end of the campaign and no European trophy in the cabinet.

Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez, meanwhile, expects the quarter-final second leg to be similarly exciting.

Xavi said the second leg at

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