Paris Saint-Germain have a very comfortable 10 point lead at the top of the Ligue 1 table, so they most likely have that competition already won. Of course, ruling the France top flight is old hat for them. What they really want is to claim that first UEFA Champions League title, and FC Barcelona are the next obstacle in the way.
PSG get their home leg first, so with that comes a greater opportunity to better establish an opportunity to take control of the quarterfinal tie.
FC Barcelona at Paris Saint-Germain FYIs
Kickoff: Wed. April 10, 20:00 CET, Parc des Princes, Paris, France
Competition: UCL Quarterfinal Leg 1/2
Injury Lists/Team News Paris Saint-Germain FC Barcelona
Starting XI Predictions: Paris Saint-Germain FC Barcelona
Result Probability: Paris Saint-Germain 49% Draw 25% FC Barcelona 26%
Or at least gain a psychological advantage, in forcing the Blaugranes to have to return to Catalonia with a deficit. Here is the lineup that we best believe helps PSG in that cause.
Paris Saint-Germain Starting XI Prediction vs FC Barcelona
Gigi Donnarumma; Warren Zaire-Emery, Marquinhos, Milan Skriniar, Nuno Mendes; Lee Kang-In, Manuel Ugarte, Vitinha; Ousmane Dembele, Goncalo Ramos, Kylian Mbappe
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