Angel di Maria and Edinson Cavani celebrate birthday
The only notion of anything relating to Valentine's Day at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday was the massacre Paris Saint-Germain handed out to Barcelona in their Champions League tie.
But on a night when Angel di Maria and Edinson Cavani celebrated birthdays, the pair were given the priceless gift of a Barca capitulation as the duo played key roles in the French side's stunning 4-0 last-16 win.
Di Maria scored a free-kick and a stunning 23-yard strike on his 29th birthday, while Cavani, a year older, completed the rout by netting the fourth 19 minutes from the end.
Paris Saint-Germain forward Edinson Cavani shows off his cake to mark his 30th birthday
Sparks flew as two-goal hero Angel di Maria was presented with a cake for his 29th birthday
Having sparkled on the pitch, the South American duo then celebrated the victory and their birthdays in the dressing room post-match with a cake lit up just as brightly as they had illuminated the Parc des Princes turf earlier.
Di Maria needed just an hour to humiliate the Spanish champions before being replaced to a standing ovation and admitted that it capped off a perfect evening.
'It was a very special day,' Di Maria said. 'It's impossible to have a better performance and birthday. It was a wonderful display and fully deserved. We controlled the game for 90 minutes. It was hard to control Neymar, Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi but we managed it in the end.
Di Maria celebrates with team-mates Marco Verratti (left) and Julian Draxler after scoring
Cavani slides on his knees to celebrate having fired in PSG's fourth goal against Barcelona
'We covered so much ground, got the win and took a huge step forward. We've been showing this (quality) for a few years now.
'Our aim is to win the Champions League. We had a tough game against one of the best teams in the world and we did great. There is still more to do at the Camp Nou, they will put pressure on us and to get through we'll have to do the same as what we did tonight.'
Julian Draxler was also on the scoresheet for PSG to help inflict the joint heaviest ever Champions League defeat on Barcelona.
No side has ever come back from 4-0 down in a first leg Champions League tie, making PSG almost certainties to progress to the quarter-finals ahead of the second leg in Barcelona on March 8.