Barcelona U19s come from behind to salvage draw at PSG in Youth League

Penalty from Pedro Rodríguez rescues a point in Poissy

FC Barcelona Juvenil A, the club's under-19 side, came back from a costly mistake to salvage a 1-1 draw against Paris Saint-Germain's U19 team in the UEFA Youth League.

Played at the Campus du Paris-Saint-Germain in Poissy, France, the match was a close contest between two sides with hopes of progressing in the competition. Barcelona were on top for much of the game and sent multiple attacks forward, but goalkeeper Arthur Vignaud was kept busy for PSG and the Catalans could not find the winner.

Error hands PSG the lead

The match turned in the 61st minute. Barcelona goalkeeper Max Bonfill passed the ball back inside his own box to Xavi Miràngels, who was pressured by Vainqueur Nzinga into a mistake. Maoula Niakaté, just 16 years old, pounced on the loose ball and gave PSG the lead.

Penalty equaliser

Barcelona made changes and pushed forward. Their reward came when Nuhu Fofana received a through ball, ran into the box and was bundled over. Turkish referee Oğuzhan Çakır pointed to the spot.

Pedro Rodríguez, who is no relation to the former Barcelona forward Pedro, stepped up, sent the keeper the wrong way and levelled the score at 1-1.

Both sides chance to win

Both teams created chances to snatch victory late on, but the game finished level.

Group standings

Barcelona now have four points from three games, while PSG, the group leaders who had won their first two matches, have seven. Given that the trip was to the group leaders, the result is a positive one for the Catalan side. Barça's next Youth League fixture is against Aston Villa.