Real Madrid vs PSG: Prediction, team news, and h2h results

PGS hold a 1-0 advantage from the first leg after  Kylian Mbanbe dramatic 94th Minute winner in paris last month that followed a penalty miss by Lionel Messi.

The French side have never won the Champions League and an early knockout clash against the tournament’s most-successful club is a huge test of Mauricio Pochettino’s men.

Messi was part of a team that failed to break down Nice in a rare defeat for the Ligue 1 leaders on Saturday, while Madrid built out their advantage atop of LaLiga with a comfortable victory over Real Sociedad.

Here’s all you need to know ahead of the big game…

Real Madrid vs PSG is scheduled for an 8pm GMT  kick-off tonight, Wednesday March 9, 2022.

The Estadio Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid will host the match.

TV channel: In the UK, tonight’s match will be televised live on BT Sport 3, with coverage beginning at 7:15pm.

Federico Valverde is set to be fit for Madrid having overcome the flu, which kept him out of the win over Sociedad.

Toni Kroos (hamstring) is also likely to be available for selection, which would also prove a key boost to the hosts who are without the suspended Casemiro.

Ferland Mendy, likewise, is banned but regular back-up Marcelo should be available.

Mbappe is now expected to fit to line up for PSG despite suffering an injury in training on Monday when Idrissa Gueye stood on his foot.

There were initially fears that PSG would be without the 23-year-old but an MRI revealed no fracture and Mbappe is now expected to be fit, after Mauricio Pochettino  stated that he was feeling fine on Tuesday He later trained without issue.

Sergio Ramos is out, though, as the former Madrid captain battles a calf injury. Layvin Kurzawa is also sidelined.

Los Blancos were far from their best in Paris and yet only suffered a one-goal defeat. Carlo Ancelotti has got the Spanish giants purring again and who would count out Real Madrid at home on a Champions League night?

Source Evening Standard