PSG play hosts to Barcelona in the Parc Des Princes for the second leg of their last 16 ties in the UEFA Champions League. It is to be said that the Blaugrana are on their best of form this season. However, a lot is going to be asked of them if they’re to put out yet another ‘Remontada’ against the Parisiens. Read on for our expert tips and predictions.

Kylian Mbappe showed the world what a truly generational talent he is in the first leg between these sides, scoring a brilliant hat-trick. The Frenchman became the first player to score a hat trick at the Nou camp since Shevchenko did the same back in 1997. In the end, Pochettino led his side to a brilliant 4-1 victory as they put themselves in a good position to progress.

Feisty encounter on the cards

PSG’s domestic dominance is on the ropes as LOSC Lille are currently taking the race by the scruff of the neck. Pochettino and his boys trail Lille by two points on the league standings. There’s also some interference from Lyon who are just one behind the defending champions. Over the weekend, PSG was involved in the Coupe de France as they got the better of Stade Brest.

Just like their opponents, The Blaugrana also have domestic problems of their own as they trail Atletico Madrid who leads with three points and has a game in hand. In their most recent game, they did well to beat Osasuna away from goals via goals from Alba and Moriba.

PSG vs Barcelona Team News

Kean( COVID-19) and Bernat(ACL) are both unavailable for this tie. With regards to the visitors, Fati and Coutinho are still both unavailable and they would be joined by Pique and Roberto.

PSG possible starting XI:

Navas; Florenzi, Marquinhos, Kimpembe, Kurzawa; Gueye, Paredes; Di Maria, Verratti, Mbappe; Icardi

Barcelona possible starting XI:

Ter Stegen; Mingueza, Lenglet, Umtiti; Dest, De Jong, Busquets, Alba; Pedri; Messi, Griezmann

PSG vs Barcelona Prediction: 2-2

Koeman has experimented with the 3-5-2 in recent games and has seen great results. As such, we don’t expect PSG to be as dominant as they were in the second half. However, we expect them to eventually do enough to progress further as a comeback at this stage looks far-fetched.