Barca hit PSG for six in historic late fightback

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Barcelona: Sergi Roberto scored in the fifth moment of stoppage time as Barcelona topped a hair-raising Champions League fightback to whip Paris Saint-Germain 6-1 and achieve the quarter-finals on Wednesday.

"I tossed myself at it with everything," Roberto revealed to BeIN Sports Spain as his outstretched leg turned home Neymar's cross.

In spite of Luis Suarez's initial opener, a Layvin Kurzawa claim objective and Lionel Messi's punishment, Barca, who lost the main leg 4-0, looked dejected when Edison Cavani volleyed home what appeared to be the indispensable away objective for PSG.

Be that as it may, Neymar reestablished Barca's conviction as he right off the bat terminated home a breathtaking free-kick two minutes from time and afterward changed over from the punishment spot.

Furthermore, Roberto topped the greatest rebound in Champions League history when he extended to turn home Neymar's dinked cross to the joy of an almost 100,000 at a shaking Camp Nou, making the score 6-5 on total.

"It is a troublesome night to clarify with words," said active Barca supervisor Luis Enrique.

"It was a blood and guts film, not a dramatization, with a Camp Nou that I have seen not very many circumstances as a player or mentor.

"What characterizes this triumph is the confidence that the players and fans had."

PSG mentor Unai Emery acknowledged his side lost their levelheadedness in the end organizes as he endured a twelfth thrashing in the same number of visits to the Camp Nou.

"Actually we have given an immense open door a chance to escape and we know about that," said Emery.

"Over the most recent two minutes we lost all that we had recouped in the second-half. Barcelona are equipped for this in their stadium. Over the most recent couple of minutes they played win big or bust and they have beaten us."

Barca likewise enter the record books by achieving the quarter-finals for a tenth straight season.

PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi was limit in his rundown.

"It's a bad dream for everybody. Three objectives in seven minutes is extremely troublesome. Everyone is disturbed yet now is not an opportunity to discuss it."

Enrique cautioned the French champions on Tuesday that his side were equipped for scoring six and they required the full 95 minutes to draw of a wonder restoration.

No side had ever returned from a 4-0 first leg shortage in the Champions League, however after much pre-coordinate buildup of a noteworthy turnaround, Barca genuinely accepted when Suarez opened the scoring after only three minutes.

The PSG barrier was stationary as Marquinhos headed Rafinha's cross high into the air and Suarez nipped in front of the fluttering goalkeeper Kevin Trapp to gesture in spite of Thomas Meunier's earnest attempts to tidy up the line.

- Shambolic guarding -

Barca's expectations were additionally raised five minutes before the break on account of more shambolic PSG shielding.

Andres Iniesta achieved Suarez's cheerful through ball and his backheel incited Kurzawa into shanking the ball into his own particular net on his weaker right foot.

The second time frame began similarly as the primary finished as Barca edged nearer to the history books when Neymar was cut by the inclined Meunier and, after interview with one of his colleagues, German ref Deniz Aytekin indicated the spot.

Messi committed no error with the punishment to rifle home his eleventh Champions League objective of the season.

Just when 3-0 down did PSG start to turn out looking for the urgent away objective and were remunerated soon after the hour check when Kurzawa presented appropriate reparations in light of his prior blunder by heading down a free-kick and Cavani associated sweetly on the volley to enroll his 38th and apparently most imperative objective of the season.

PSG were then to mourn to enormous missed possibilities by Cavani and Angel di Maria to put the tie totally past Barca.

Exactly when Barca looked depressed Neymar reestablished trust when he twisted home an astounding free-kick high into the top corner.

What's more, as the match entered stoppage time, Barca were granted a moment disputable punishment when Suarez tumbled under a test shape Marquinhos.

Neymar this time assumed liability to send Trapp the wrong way.

"This is the best amusement I have ever played. For what it implied, for what we encountered and in light of the fact that I am in extraordinary frame," Neymar revealed to BeIN Sports.

"I realize that we have left a mark on the world. A group like this can do anything."

What's more, the Brazilian likewise demonstrated a composed mind among a distraught last moment when he cut inside before chipping into the container for substitute Roberto to expand his correct leg sufficiently only to beat Trapp and leave PSG stunned.

South Africa confirm gamble on Morkel

DUNEDIN, New Zealand: South Africa will bet on the wellness of speedster Morne Morkel when the primary Test against New Zealand starts in Dunedin on Wednesday (today).

With cool, tempestuous conditions expected and a green tone to the wicket, New Zealand would not affirm their feasible line-up on Tuesday, leaving open the choice of playing a moment turn bowler.

In any case, South African commander Faf du Plessis felt that one spinner and Morkel opening in as the third seamer behind Vern Philander and Kagiso Rabada would give his side the best adjust.

The 1.96 meter (6ft 5in) Morkel, with 242 Test wickets, has been out of universal activity since early a year ago with a back harm which he disturbed again amid a visit coordinate in Australia last November.

Du Plessis said the danger of putting the tall paceman once more vigorously against New Zealand was justified, despite all the trouble. "In the event that he's not going to have the capacity to play now then we'll never know whether we don't take that risk," du Plessis said Tuesday.

"Each time he's rocked the bowling alley in the nets it felt to me like he was knocking down some pins getting it done.

"So it's an open door we need to take as a group and see where Morne is with his back. Every one of the reports say it's 100 percent fine."

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South Africa all out for 308 in New Zealand

DUNEDIN, New Zealand: South Africa were all out for 308 in their first innings on the second day of the first Test against New Zealand in Dunedin on Thursday.

Jeetan Patel and Trent Boult took the last two wickets to wrap up the innings in the fifth over after lunch.

For South Africa, Dean Elgar made 140 and Temba Bavuma 64 while bowling for New Zealand Boult took four for 64 and Neil Wagner three for 88.

Djokovic labours into French Open quarter finals

Novak Djokovic recuperated from a fair begin to achieve the quarter-finals of the French Open on Wednesday with a 3 6-4 6-1 7-5 downpour deferred triumph against brave Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut.

The world number one, pursuing the main terrific hammer title to evade him, will tackle either previous runner-up David Ferrer of Spain or Czech seventh seed Tomas Berdych.

Subsequent to yielding the opening set in moist conditions on Tuesday, the Serbian played more tightly and won the second set. He was 4-1 ahead in the third when downpour cut off his triumph charge on day 10 of the titles.

Back on Court Philippe Chatrier on Wednesday for the match that ought to have been played on Monday, Djokovic won the third set yet fell a break behind in the fourth before guaranteeing five progressive recreations, completing it off with a forehand volley on his second match point.

Nadal’s Wimbledon hopes dim with Queen’s withdrawal

Rafael Nadal's trusts of winning a third Wimbledon title are in uncertainty after he pulled back from the key warm-up occasion Queen's on Wednesday because of the wrist harm that conveyed to an end his French Open crusade.

The Spaniard whose win in 2008 at Queen's was sandwiched by triumph in the French Open and afterward Wimbledon had said when he pulled back from the French Open that further playing gambled him breaking his left wrist.

The Queen's competition starts on June thirteenth.

"I am exceptionally tragic that my wrist harm implies that I can't play at The Queen's Club this year," Nadal, who turns 30 on Friday, told the competition site.

"It is a competition and a club that I cherish, I appreciate playing before the British individuals, and I was anticipating attempting to win the title for a brief moment time," included the 14-time Grand Slam champion.

Missing Queen's methods Nadal, who won Wimbledon in 2008 and 2010, has right around four weeks for his harm to mend with the third Grand Slam competition of the year starting on June 27th.

Nadal, who had been offering for a tenth French Open title, has been tormented by wounds all through his profession, influencing his knees and wrist.

A right wrist damage constrained him to avoid the 2014 US Open.

Regardless of his most recent difficulty, the appealling Spaniard said he will continue playing.

"This is an intense minute and the hardest question and answer session I have ever needed to give however it's not the end," he said on stopping the French Open last Friday.

US warns of possible terrorist attacks in Europe

The US State Department cautioned Americans on Tuesday of the conceivable danger of terrorist assaults in Europe this mid year, saying targets could incorporate visitor locales, eateries and expansive occasions, for example, the European Soccer Championship in France.

"We are alarming US subjects to the danger of potential terrorist assaults all through Europe, focusing on real occasions, visitor locales, eateries, business focuses and transportation," it said in a travel caution lapsing August 31.

"A substantial number of vacationers going to Europe in the late spring months will introduce more noteworthy focuses for terrorists arranging assaults out in the open areas, particularly everywhere occasions."

The travel caution noticed that France will have the UEFA Euro 2106 soccer title from June 10 to July 10 and that the French government had expanded its highly sensitive situation, forced after the November 13 Paris assaults that murdered 130 individuals, through July 26 to cover the July 2-24 Tour de France bike race.

"Euro Cup stadiums, fan zones, and unaffiliated stimulation venues TV the competitions in France and crosswise over Europe speak to potential focuses for terrorists, as do other extensive scale donning occasions and open get-together places all through Europe," the office said.

It likewise said the Catholic Church's World Youth Day occasion is relied upon to attract up to 2.5 million guests to Krakow, Poland, between July 26 and July 31, saying nearby foundation might be strained by an expansive number of guests to Poland.

"Poland will force outskirt controls at all of its national fringes from July 4 to August 2, and guests to Poland amid this period ought to be set up to demonstrate their visa and experience stricter security screening all through Poland," it said