Champions
League is back tonight with French giants Paris Saint Germain hosting
the Premier League side Chelsea in the first leg of the knockout stage.
Kick-Off:
19:45 BST
Date: Tuesday,
16th February, 2016
Venue: Parc
des Princes, Paris
Referee: Carlos
Velasco Carballo (Spain)
Possible Lineups:
Team News:
Paris Saint Germain
- The home side will be without Serge Aurier as he was banned by the club due to his comments for his boss Laurent Blanc on social media.
- Blanc is expected to start with a strong lineup by recalling several of first team players. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Angel Di Maria and Thiago Silva are all likely to return after resting in last game against Lille.
- Ezequiel Lavezzi is also unavailable of this clash.
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- Gary Cahill is expected to return to the lineup as Kurt Zouma is on the sideline through injury.
- Chelsea will have to play without skipper John Terry as he is out with an ankle problem.
- Baba Rahman could start on the full-back role.
- Midfielder Nemanja Matic is suspended for this clash.
- Radamel Falcao is also out due to an injury.
Stats:
- This is the third consecutive season they are facing each other in the Champions League.
- PSG have won only one of their last six games against the Blues in UCL.
- Last two games between them ended as 1 – 1 draw.
- PSG are unbeaten in their last six games in all campaigns.
- Chelsea have drawn three of their last six games in all campaigns.
Prediction:
PSG 1 – 1 Chelsea, Willian on the score sheet for the visitors.
PSG 1 – 1 Chelsea, Willian on the score sheet for the visitors.
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