On Wednesday evening, from 20:00, PSG and Manchester City will play the first leg of the semifinals of this season of the Champions League, in a gala match scheduled in Paris. PSG is ready to win the UEFA Champions League trophy, after losing last season to the final with Bayern Munich (0-1). The Parisians got their revenge and eliminated the Bavarian giant in the quarterfinals, after 3-2 in Munich and 0-1 in France, and now they meet another “titan” of Europe, Man. City.
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With super stars Di Maria, Mbappe and Neymar in attack, PSG is not afraid of Manchester City’s impenetrable defense. Pochettino is thinking of returning to the 4-3-3 system, after lately, more forced by circumstances, he relied on a 4-2-3-1, with Verratti behind the only top. The Italian could be withdrawn in line three, to make room in the offensive of the “lethal trio”. PSG comes after four victories in the last five official matches, but receiving a goal in 4 of them: 4-1 with Strasbourg, 0-1 with Bayern, 3-2 with St. Etienne, 5-0 with Angers and 3-1 with Metz. Manchester City have won three of the last four official matches, being defeated by Chelsea in the English Cup semi-finals, score 0-1. Otherwise, the victory with Dortmund (2-1) brought her to the UCL semifinals, and the success with Aston Villa (2-1) secured her the title. In addition, City just won the 8th League Cup in history, after 1-0 in the final with Tottenham.
Only three direct duels have taken place so far between PSG and Manchester City, and two of them ended in a draw (0-0 and 2-2). The last time, in 2016, City defeated PSG at home with 1-0, thanks to the goal scored late by De Bruyne (’76). The English also missed a penalty in that match, and the Parisians’ camp included players such as Thiago Silva, Di Maria, Maxwell, Motta, Ibrahimovic and Cavani. Instead, only De Bruyne remained in the team of “citizens” among the incumbents of that time! Fernandinho also played at that time, but he will not start the game on Wednesday. Pep Guardiola has the whole team valid for Wednesday’s match, given that De Bruyne and Aguero have fully recovered and are fit to play. But only the first will be in the first 11 in the match in Paris. The Argentine will leave City at the end of the season and there is little chance that he will be used by Guardiola, who kept him on the bench for the entire duration of the English League Cup final.
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Despite the fact that he scored the goal that brought a new trophy to his team this weekend, Laporte will not be among the starters either. The Stones and Dias will form the pair of Manchester City central defenders, a team with one of the strongest defenses in the world today. If City is already the champion in the Premier League, PSG is drawing for the title in Ligue 1, where it has two formidable opponents in Lille and Monaco.
Betting Tips: BTS / NO
Odds: 1.85