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17.02.2021
Tonight at 22:00 Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain will face each other at the `Camp Nou` in the first match of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League. These two teams have played a lot of matches against each other in the tournament in recent years, but fate has decided to face them again. They have a lot of accounts to settle, and this is going to be one of the most curious clashes in this phase of the race.
The most memorable clash between Bar?a and PSG was in the 1/8 finals in 2017. Then the French won the first match with 4:0, but in the rematch the Catalans made a famous turn, winning 6:1. Curiously, then one of the heroes for the Spanish team was Neymar, who scored two of the goals. Now, however, the Brazilian will be on the other side of the barricade in the lineup of PSG. However, he will miss today`s match due to injury. These rivals also met in the 2014/15 season, when they played four matches against each other. They were in group `F`, in which they exchanged one victory. The Parisians won the first clash at the Parc des Princes with 3:2, and then the Spaniards prevailed with 3:1 at the `Camp Nou`. Then the draw brought them together in the quarterfinals, where Bar?a won both matches with 3:1 in Paris and 2:0 at home. In the 2012/13 season, Bar?a and PSG also played against each other in the quarter-finals. Then the first match in France ended 2:2, and the second match in Spain also did not show a winner - 1:1, so Bar?a went ahead for more goals as a guest.
From all this it is clear that Barcelona always goes ahead when they meet PSG in the eliminations. This seems to tip the scales in favor of the Catalans, but at the moment the situation is quite different from previous years, so we cannot jump to conclusions. The Catalans are in a period of renewal of the lineup and there will still be a lot of work until they reach the familiar level. PSG also underwent some changes, the most important of which was the replacement of coach Thomas Tuchel with Mauricio Pochettino. This will be the first match for the Argentine coach at the head of Parisians in the Champions League. He certainly has great ambitions and will want to prove himself against the Catalans. The hosts have a lot of absent players due to injuries. Philippe Coutinho, Ansu Fati and Sergi Roberto are in hospital and have not yet recovered from their injuries. Gerard Pique resumed training, but is unlikely to be ready to play. To these we must add the recently injured Ronald Araujo and Martin Brightwright. This greatly limits the options for coach Ronald Koeman. At the same time, there are many problems at PSG. As it turned out, the biggest absentee will be the star of the team Neymar, who has a thigh injury. Apart from him, coach Mauricio Pochettino cannot rely on Angel Di Maria, Juan Bernat and Timothy Pembele. Rafinya and Colin Dagba will be questioned until the end.
Champions League, 1/8 final:
BARCELONA - MONEY SAINT GERMAN
Probable lineups:
BARCA: Ter Stegen, Dest, Mingesa, Lengle, Alba, De Jong, Busquets, Pedri, Messi, Griezmann, Dembele
PSG: Navas, Florence, Marquinhos, Kimpembe, Kurzawa, Guy, Verratti, Paredes, Keane, Icardi, Mbappe
Stadium: `Kam? Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain will settle old bills
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Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain will settle old bills
17.02.2021
Tonight at 22:00 Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain will face each other at the `Camp Nou` in the first match of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League. These two teams have played a lot of matches against each other in the tournament in recent years, but fate has decided to face them again. They have a lot of accounts to settle, and this is going to be one of the most curious clashes in this phase of the race.
The most memorable clash between Bar?a and PSG was in the 1/8 finals in 2017. Then the French won the first match with 4:0, but in the rematch the Catalans made a famous turn, winning 6:1. Curiously, then one of the heroes for the Spanish team was Neymar, who scored two of the goals. Now, however, the Brazilian will be on the other side of the barricade in the lineup of PSG. However, he will miss today`s match due to injury. These rivals also met in the 2014/15 season, when they played four matches against each other. They were in group `F`, in which they exchanged one victory. The Parisians won the first clash at the Parc des Princes with 3:2, and then the Spaniards prevailed with 3:1 at the `Camp Nou`. Then the draw brought them together in the quarterfinals, where Bar?a won both matches with 3:1 in Paris and 2:0 at home. In the 2012/13 season, Bar?a and PSG also played against each other in the quarter-finals. Then the first match in France ended 2:2, and the second match in Spain also did not show a winner - 1:1, so Bar?a went ahead for more goals as a guest.
From all this it is clear that Barcelona always goes ahead when they meet PSG in the eliminations. This seems to tip the scales in favor of the Catalans, but at the moment the situation is quite different from previous years, so we cannot jump to conclusions. The Catalans are in a period of renewal of the lineup and there will still be a lot of work until they reach the familiar level. PSG also underwent some changes, the most important of which was the replacement of coach Thomas Tuchel with Mauricio Pochettino. This will be the first match for the Argentine coach at the head of Parisians in the Champions League. He certainly has great ambitions and will want to prove himself against the Catalans. The hosts have a lot of absent players due to injuries. Philippe Coutinho, Ansu Fati and Sergi Roberto are in hospital and have not yet recovered from their injuries. Gerard Pique resumed training, but is unlikely to be ready to play. To these we must add the recently injured Ronald Araujo and Martin Brightwright. This greatly limits the options for coach Ronald Koeman. At the same time, there are many problems at PSG. As it turned out, the biggest absentee will be the star of the team Neymar, who has a thigh injury. Apart from him, coach Mauricio Pochettino cannot rely on Angel Di Maria, Juan Bernat and Timothy Pembele. Rafinya and Colin Dagba will be questioned until the end.
Champions League, 1/8 final:
BARCELONA - MONEY SAINT GERMAN
Probable lineups:
BARCA: Ter Stegen, Dest, Mingesa, Lengle, Alba, De Jong, Busquets, Pedri, Messi, Griezmann, Dembele
PSG: Navas, Florence, Marquinhos, Kimpembe, Kurzawa, Guy, Verratti, Paredes, Keane, Icardi, Mbappe
Stadium: `Kam? Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain will settle old bills
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