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2021-02-16 13:06
© PSG photo
Football fans have finally returned to the UEFA Champions League. On Tuesday, fans will be drawn to the screens by probably the most anticipated duel between the Barcelona and Saint-Germain clubs in the eighth final of the tournament.
Interesting stats
– Barcelona won the last three PSG home games in all tournaments;
– no French team has so far been able to beat the Catalans in their field during the Champions League match;
– the most productive player in the battles between Barça and PSG – Neymar, who has scored all 7 goals while still playing for the La Liga team;
Focused❗️😤#UCL pic.twitter.com/S3TunCP3dV
– Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) February 15, 2021
– the Catalans scored at least two goals in the last five of the six games against PSG;
– In 11 games against Barcelona, current PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino has achieved only one victory (4 draws, 6 defeats);
– During the last three clashes between the teams in the UEFA Champions League playoffs, the French always stayed in the split and did not advance to the next round;
– 44 percent. (7 of 16) in this season’s Barcos tournament goals are obtained in standard situations. This is the highest rate among all the clubs.
😃 @ 3gerardpique Y @MartinBraith have received the medical green light and are summoned to # BarçaPSG pic.twitter.com/Nq7jhB0Uv0
– FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) February 16, 2021
Planned team lineups
The azulgrana team will not be able to count on Ansu Fati, Sergi Robert, Philippe Coutinho, Martin Braithwaite and Ronald Araujo. Veteran Gerard Piqué has managed to return to training, but he is not in good shape yet.
“Barcelona” (4-3-3): ter Stegenas; Mingueza, de Jongas, Lenglet, Alba; Pjaničius, Busquetsas, Pedri; Dembele, Messi, Griezmannas.
PSG, meanwhile, have lost players like Neymar, Angel Di Maria, Colin Dagba and Juan Bernat through injuries.
It is true that Italy’s defender Marco Verratti is back in the line-up, unable to play against Nice.
PSG (4-2-3-1): Navasas; Kehrer, Marquinhosas, Kimpembe, Kurzawa; Walls, Gueye; Keanas, Verratti, Mbappé; Icardi.
Referee and time of the game
The meeting, which will begin at 10 pm, will be chaired by the Dutchman Bjorn Kuipers.
Forecast
Football fans will not be offended and will see a real performance of the goals, which will end in a resulting 2: 2 draw.
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