Barcelona is in control of their 2024 UEFA Champions League quarterfinal matchup against Paris St-Germain.

The Spanish LaLiga club came into PSG's Parc des Princes and emerged with a 3-2 victory in Wednesday's first leg. Raphinha scored a brace with the second one coming on an excellent pass from Pedri, and Andreas Christensen played the role of hero with the winner on a header in the 77th minute.

Ousmane Dembélé and Vitinha each scored in a two-minute burst in the second half for PSG, but it wasn't enough to win their home leg.

That means the advantage belongs to Raphinha and Barcelona after a performance that drew plenty of reaction from social media:

There was no shortage of storylines in the matchup between these two historic clubs with PSG sitting atop French Ligue 1 and Barcelona in second place in Spanish LaLiga behind only Real Madrid. The visitors also entered with four straight wins, including a victory over Napoli in the Champions League.

This year's Champions League also represents the final opportunity for Kylian Mbappé to capture the trophy with PSG before he departs this summer. On the other side, Barcelona head coach Xavi could win it for his club before stepping aside after the season.

While both sides created early opportunities in a back-and-forth first half, it was Barcelona that opened the scoring in the 37th minute.

PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma came out to challenge a cross, but it was deflected to a wide-open Raphinha. The forward took full advantage of the golden opportunity and buried the shot into the back of an open net.

Still, it was only a matter of time before the home team announced their presence, and announce it they did.

Dembélé unleashed a left-footed rocket through the narrowest of windows for the equalizer against his old club in the 48th minute, and Vitinha made a run into the box and snuck Fabián Ruiz's assist into the bottom corner of the goal just two minutes later.

It would have been easy for Barcelona to fold and start focusing on the ensuing home leg, but they did the exact opposite.

Pedri dropped an incredible lob pass over Raphinha's shoulder for a left-footed one-timer to tie the score in the 62nd minute before Christensen came straight off the bench to head in a corner and give the visitors the lead.

PSG responded by forcing the issue and pressing forward, but Barcelona's defense stood strong against Mbappé and Co. for the remainder to take the lead into Tuesday's second leg in front of their fans.