Barcelona’s hopes for a great game were lost due to the performance of Keylor Navas. The PSG goalkeeper supported his team with several worthwhile interventions and was decisive in the action that could change everything: the penalty that Messi missed on the brink of halftime. The ‘tico’ stopped him and then had the help of the crossbar.
In any case, the maximum penalty should have been repeated when Verratti invaded, who was the later PSG player who cleared the ball for a corner, the semicircle of the area. From the VAR they did not notify Taylor in a clear and manifest error.
The numbers
Keylor Navas has been shot 12 penalties in the history of the Champions League. Of these, he has conceded eight goals, stopped two (Diagne in 2019 and Messi), one went away (Vidal) and another to the crossbar (Griezmann in the Madrid final and Atleti in Milan). Likewise, Messi missed his fourth penalty in European competition. He equals Agüero and Van Nistelrooy approaches Henry, the player who has missed the most with five.