Champions League Semifinal Live Updates: P.S.G. vs. RB Leipzig

In Champions League news from outside Lisbon: Barcelona is cleaning house, but not everyone is out.

Barcelona, which was pummeled by Bayern Munich last week, 8-2, in one of the more humbling days in the club’s recent history, is cleaning house this week.

The easiest call came fast: Quique Setién is already out as manager, and Ronald Koeman, the former Dutch player who helped the club win its first Champions League title, is in. Koeman’s first job will be to grab Lionel Messi with both hands and hold on to him.

Today it is sporting director Eric Abidal who is out of a job. But Barcelona’s president, Josep Maria Bartomeu — a man whom many Barcelona fans blame for the sorry state of the current team — told the club’s television network that he would not be leaving his post.

“I chose not to resign for the benefit of the club,” he said.

Spoiler: That statement may not go over well.

The lineups are out: No changes for Leipzig, but Kylian Mbappé starts for P.S.G.

Julian Nagelsmann holds fast, sending out the same team and the same formation that produced a quarterfinal win over Atlético Madrid.

Leipzig’s team:

Gulacsi, Klostermann, Upamecano, Mukiele, Laimer, Sabitzer, Kampl, Angelino, Nkunku, Olmo, Poulsen

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/18/sports/soccer/psg-leipzig-live-score.html