Barcelona vs PSG Prediction and Football Tips
Champions League football tips – Barcelona vs PSG prediction.
Barcelona welcome back Dani Alves for the second leg of this Champions league quarter-final and he will take his place in the back four. Andres Iniesta is a doubt with injury and could be replaced by Xavi if he does not regain fitness in time for the match. Neymar, Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez look set to continue up-front.
PSG manager Laurent Blanc welcomes back Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who missed the first leg through suspension. Both Thiago Silva and Thiago Motta will miss the game through injury but Marco Verratti will start in midfield.
Probable Line-ups
Barcelona: 4-3-3 formation: Stegen; Alves, Pique, Mathieu, Alba; Rakitic, Busquets, Xavi; Neymar, Suarez, Messi
PSG: 4-3-3 formation: Sirigu; Maxwell, Marquinhos, Luiz, Wiel; Matuidi, Verratti, Pastore; Lavezzi, Ibrahimovic, Cavani
- Barcelona have won 9 and drawn 1 of their last 10 matches
- PSG have won 7, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 10 matches
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Barcelona have scored an average of 2.6 goals and conceded an average of 0.6 goals per game
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, PSG have scored an average of 2.7 goals and conceded an average of 1.3 goals per game
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 6 of Barcelona’s previous 10 matches
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 8 of PSG’s previous 10 matches
- Barcelona defeated PSG 3-1 at the Camp Nou during the group stages of this seasons Champions League
Luis Enrique’s Barcelona are in fantastic form and take a 3-1 lead in to this match from the first leg. Not only has Barcelona’s general form been good but their home form in the Champions League has been fantastic. Just 1 defeat in their last 32 home Champions League games, highlights how difficult to beat Barcelona are at the Camp Nou in European competition.
Laurent Blanc will hope that the return of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Marco Verratti can inspire his team to a come-back of epic proportions. PSG need to score at least 3 goals without reply if they are to progress and the only crumb of comfort will be the fact that Bayern Munich managed to win by that exact score-line in 2013.
Considering the absentees in the PSG defence, it’s difficult to imagine them coming away from this game with anything other than a defeat.
We say: Barcelona to win and both teams to score at 6/4 with Bet365
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