Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain's hotly-anticipated UEFA Champions League Round of 16 encounter at the Camp Nou ended in a resounding 4-1 success for the Ligue 1 champions. Kylian Mbappe took center stage for the Parisian giants in the absence of Neymar and produced a matchwinning performance, as he scored a historic treble against the Catalans. Lionel Messi and Barcelona came into the game in a rich vein of form, but they were brushed aside by a clinical Paris Saint-Germain performance. Ronald Koeman's side showed flashes of brilliance, but the French champions put the game to the sword after a stunning showing in the second half.Barcelona broke the deadlock in the first half, as Lionel Messi calmly dispatched a penalty after Layvin Kurzawa brought down Frenkie de Jong inside the box. Paris Saint-Germain, however, struck back almost immediately, as Mbappe latched onto a pass from Marco Verratti to restore parity. Mbappe puts Barcelona to the sword with outstanding display for Paris Saint-GermainThe Frenchman compounded Barcelona's misery by adding two more goals to his tally in the second half, while Everton loanee Moise Kean also got his name on the scoresheet for the away side.Speaking after the game, Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman admitted that Paris Saint-Germain were by far the superior team in the second half."We have to improve things and we knew that this could happen to us. They are ahead of us. Having lost 1-4 at home, there are very few options to come back, you have to be realistic.""Today it has been shown that we lack things to be at the best level, especially at a Champions League level."The Parisian giants now have one foot in the quarterfinals and will look to finish the job in the second leg, with Neymar scheduled to make an appearance against his former club provided he recovers from his adductor injury.On that note, here is how the footballing world reacted to Paris Saint-Germain's humbling of Barcelona at the Camp Nou.Kylian Mbappe was the talk of the town...'Mbappe crushes Barça' [sport] pic.twitter.com/kxCNuPmTmf— barcacentre (@barcacentre) February 17, 2021What a performance @KMbappe 🔥 https://t.co/TBoXyCsUd3— Marcus Rashford MBE (@MarcusRashford) February 16, 2021Kylian Mbappé has now played against Lionel Messi twice in his career, both in knockout games:⚽️⚽️ France 4-3 Argentina⚽️⚽️⚽️ Barcelona 1-4 PSGHe's scored five goals. pic.twitter.com/OUSspJOdEV— Squawka Football (@Squawka) February 16, 2021Cristiano Ronaldo was five days older than Kylian Mbappe is today when he scored his first CL goal. Mbappe is on 24 as it stands.— Duncan Alexander (@oilysailor) February 16, 2021At 22 years old, @KMbappe has now been directly involved in 230 first-team goals for club & country:◉ 252 games◉ 154 goals◉ 76 assistsA goal or assist every 77.7 minutes on average. 🤯 pic.twitter.com/YrsAaYjVWn— Squawka Football (@Squawka) February 16, 2021Kylian Mbappé now has 22 goals in the Champions League. That's more than: ▪︎ Steven Gerrard (21) ▪︎ Gareth Bale (20)▪︎ Ronaldinho (18)▪︎ Ronaldo (16) ... and he's still only 22 🤯 pic.twitter.com/oiER4mCO9E— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) February 16, 20213 - Kylian Mbappe is only the third player to score a UEFA Champions League hat-trick against Barcelona, after Faustino Asprilla for Newcastle and Andriy Shevchenko for Dynamo Kyiv (both in 1997). Magic. pic.twitter.com/eojfMDK7Cl— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) February 16, 2021Even after the loss, Antoine Griezmann had to show love to Kylian Mbappé.Respect 👏 pic.twitter.com/dGb4ilwezk— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) February 16, 2021Kylian Mbappé about his future to RMC: “The PSG shirt is one that I hold dear to my heart. My future? It would be stupid to decide my future on a single match. The truth, is that it is about reflecting for the long term. I have always said that I am happy here”. @GFFN 🔴 #PSG— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) February 16, 2021🇫🇷 French top scorers in Champions League knockout rounds: ⚽️1⃣8⃣ Karim Benzema⚽️1⃣2⃣ Thierry Henry⚽️1⃣0⃣ Kylian Mbappé⚽️0⃣8⃣ Zinédine Zidane#UCL pic.twitter.com/o9IsVWYGd8— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) February 16, 2021What a quote from Pochettino on Kylian Mbappe in his post match press conference: "Yesterday, at training, he asked me how many times I had won at the Camp Nou. Once, I told him. He replied to me: tomorrow, we are going to win a second time. He is a top player."— DaveOCKOP (@DaveOCKOP) February 16, 2021Mbappe gets the better of Messi again ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/AbpTjfnV7c— B/R Football (@brfootball) February 16, 2021FT: Barcelona 1-4 PSGMbappe and PSG make the Camp Nou their playground 😤 pic.twitter.com/1hEsd4fPr6— B/R Football (@brfootball) February 16, 2021🥇 Hat-trick hero Kylian Mbappé takes the prize after THAT devastating display in Barcelona ⚽️⚽️⚽️#UCLPOTM | #UCL pic.twitter.com/ngFqYSgvTu— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) February 16, 2021Barcelona when Mbappe’s coming at them: pic.twitter.com/QUnSdhkyTy— B/R Football (@brfootball) February 16, 2021❤️🤍 How it started ... 😁𝙃𝙪𝙜𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙨 @KMbappe 👏 #UCL pic.twitter.com/in3JSb48a8— AS Monaco EN (@AS_Monaco_EN) February 16, 2021A hattrick from @KMbappe. We may be witnessing the changing of the guard.— Gary Lineker 💙 (@GaryLineker) February 16, 2021Big player! @KMbappe 🥶— Jadon Sancho (@Sanchooo10) February 16, 2021Pochettino gets his crowning moment at PSG...This has been the closest to a Pochettino-style performance I've seen from PSG since he arrived. Direct, constant press, aggressive as a unit and it doesn't hurt when Kylian Mbappé plays to his absolute strengths. Very good from the French club today.— Luis Miguel Echegaray (@lmechegaray) February 16, 2021Champions League games played for PSG: 0Champions League games managed for PSG: 1Mauricio Pochettino gets his first taste of Europe's elite club competition with the club he captained. ©— Squawka Football (@Squawka) February 16, 2021FT | Barcelona 1-4 PSG - what a way to announce yourself as Les Parisiens manager for Mauricio Pochettino in his 1st big game in charge. None of the showings in recent weeks from Les Parisiens suggested this was coming but Verratti, Kean, Paredes & hat-trick star Mbappé amazing.— Get French Football News (@GFFN) February 16, 2021Mauricio Pochettino has now won more games vs Barcelona as a manager (2) than he did during his 13 games against them as a player (1). 😅A night to remember for Poch. #UCL https://t.co/BToOrYnBuY— Squawka Football (@Squawka) February 16, 2021Mauricio Pochettino praises Marco Verratti: "He allows for us each time to have attacking possession and to bring the ball out into good situations, to better start off attacks... He is a truly great player." https://t.co/euPSaxLbV3— Get French Football News (@GFFN) February 16, 2021Brutally honest reactions from those involved with Barcelona...Ronald Koeman: "In the second half, they have been superior. They have been very effective. The first half was more even, but in the second half we had problems and they have proven to be superior to us both with the ball and in the physical aspect of the game." pic.twitter.com/Ly35v6z8za— barcacentre (@barcacentre) February 16, 2021Koeman: "I'm convinced we'll get to the level but it can't be done in two months. We have to strengthen some positions and continue to use players from La Masia. There is still a long way to go, but we can do it. We will get there."— barcacentre (@barcacentre) February 16, 2021Koeman: "I don't think it's a blow. We are on a path to change things."— barcacentre (@barcacentre) February 16, 2021Antoine Griezmann: "They were superior. It wasn't our best game." pic.twitter.com/dG2xuShzZa— barcacentre (@barcacentre) February 16, 2021Frenkie de Jong: "In the Champions League it will be very difficult. We have a game in the Copa del Rey coming up, there is always a solution."— barcacentre (@barcacentre) February 16, 2021