Paris Saint Germain Vs. Manchester City match preview
Manchester City will be traveling to Parc des Princes to play against Paris Saint Germain in the semi-finals, first leg of Champions League on Wednesday night.
PSG managed to secure a spot to this stage through away goal rule after they recorded 3-3 on aggregate against Spanish giants Barcelona.
Parisians are heading into this match after registering a 3-1 win away to Metz in the Ligue 1 contest, placing them second with 72 points just a single point behind the league leaders.
The Citizens are coming into this contest full of joy after bagging the EFL trophy during the weekend, a lone goal from Laporte in 82nd minutes sunk Tottenham’s hopes of lifting the trophy under interim boss Ryan Mason.
Manchester City are still hoping to bag another trophy this time round, being the Premier League, leading with 77 points after beating Aston Villa 2-1.
Match Facts
- Paris Saint Germain have won six times and suffered two losses in the last eight matches in all competitions this season.
- Parisians have registered a single clean sheet in their last eight matches in all competitions this season.
- Manchester City has registered three clean sheets in their last eight matches in all competitions this season.
- The Citizens have won six times and suffered two losses in the last eight matches in all competitions this season.
- Mauricio Pochettino’s men have at least registered more than two goals, six in the last eight matches in all competitions this season.
- Pep Guardiola’s side have managed five away wins in the last six matches in all competitions this season.
Paris Saint Germain Vs. Manchester City Head to Head
These teams have met twice in the Champions League back in 2016 drawing 2-2 in the first-leg and Manchester City snatching a narrow 1-0 win in the return leg.
Paris Saint Germain Team News
Moise Kean, Mauro Icardi, and Julian Draxler may start as a reserve while Kylian Mbappe lead the charge.
Juan Bernat will be out for his team with a left groin injury.
Manchester City Team News
The Citizens have no reported injury concerns at the moment, thanks to a fully healthy squad for Guardiola to make his selection from. John Stone has completed his match ban and he is likely to earn a spot.
Paris Saint Germain Vs. Manchester City Prediction
Both teams are in-form in domestic and other competitions, therefore it is expected that the showdown will be crunchy. Manchester City are excited and motivated after winning the Carabao Cup after beating Tottenham Hotspur 1-0. Parisians will not let it slip that easily they are expected to retaliate with the strategy of earning their fans a home celebration win.
Our topbets pundit is predicting a win for Manchester City and Betway is backing the results with 2.17 odds while 1XBet is giving 2.19 Odds.
Goals – Over 2.5
Both teams have been producing more than two goals occasionally in various competitions and we expect over 2.5 Markets as predicted by our pundits.
Betway are backing the market with 1.63 while 1XBet is placing odds at 1.66.
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