Prior to kick-off, the stadium hosted a spectacle featuring leaping tongues of flame, a laser show, and an awe-inspiringly vast tifo at one end depicting a ghoulish Paris Saint-Germain serial killer type attacking the Barcelona badge with a blood-soaked chainsaw.
The match highlighted the frailty of the Barcelona backline and the thrilling attacking energy of Paris Saint-Germain during a dazzling occasion marked by risk-free TV income and a semi-guaranteed place in the knockout stage.
Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona played out a light, open, exhibition-style game at the Parc des Princes in a midweek fixture featuring the champions of France and Spain.
For a period during the match, Barcelona started to dominate possession and territory, prompting the feeling that Rodri was the only grown-up on the pitch.
Vitinha scored another brilliant goal with a controlled, first-time shot after seizing on a bouncing ball near the edge of the box.
The start of the second half maintained the same mobile, relentless pattern of high-grade football, featuring lovely attacking interchanges and large spaces in the Barcelona backline.
João Cancelo was booked 16 minutes into the match for a lunge on Désiré Doué, presenting a disastrous state of affairs for a full-back facing the player's feints and fast-twitch feet.