Paris SG vs Real Madrid
Two of Group A’s favorite participants will meet in the first game when PSG host Real Madrid. The host tried to secure victory at home to reach the perfect start. The clash opened at the Parc des Princes.
PSG are still playing until Saturday (14/9) to face Strasbourg in the fifth week of Ligue 1. As a result, they won 1-0 through Neymar’s late goal in the 92nd minute. Although minimalist, the score was enough to help them maintain their peak.
In different places, Real Madrid also narrowly won over Levente. They had three goals ahead in the first half, but conceded twice after halftime. With this result, they were ranked in the top 3 of La Liga.
Regarding tomorrow’s match, Real Madrid will try to repeat last year’s results when stealing a 1-2 score from the Parc des Princes. With that result, they also qualified for the UCL quarter-finals after previously also winning 3-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu.
However, they will not be able to perform optimally on this trip following the number of injured players, such as Isco, Luka Modric, Marco Asensio, and most recently, Marcelo. Meanwhile, captains Sergio Ramos and Nacho Fernandez will serve a ban on play.
From the host camp, PSG also faced a similar problem where Neymar had to be absent after last season insulting the referee who led the match against Man Utd. In fact, Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani also have not been able to play because they are still undergoing treatment. The absence of these three players is certainly very influential on the banging power, as well as the overall team morale.
The number of key players who are absent from tomorrow’s match will make each camp difficult to perform optimally. As the host, PSG does not want the problem to make them lose numbers like last season. Draw can be the best choice, but it will benefit other participants, namely Club Brugge or Galatasaray, who first appeared on Wednesday (18/9). Will they take the risk?
Our Prediction: Draw
Odds: 2.60