Barcelona will look for a victory this Tuesday against Paris Saint Germain (PSG) that will return them to the semifinals of the Champions League. The blaugranas, who will be supported by their fans, arrive full of optimism after the exhibition at the Parc des Princes, where they won away for the first time in the last five years.
The record favors the Catalans because the Spanish clubs have overcome 40 of the 42 continental qualifiers in which they won the first leg away from their stadium.
Furthermore, the Parisian team has never emerged victorious in a European duel after losing the first match at home. In the previous six he was eliminated.
Barcelona has in hand its goal of reaching the semifinals of the Champions League, after two years without reaching the playoffs, eliminated in the group stage and condemned to play in the Europa League.
Xavi Hernández’s team must make good on the victory achieved in Paris (2-3), where Luis Enrique and Kylian Mbappe were the great highlights of the French team, which recovers for the Barcelona clash the Moroccan Achraf Hakimi, suspended in the match in Going.
On the other hand, the Blaugranas come into the second leg with significant losses in the midfield. The coach will not be able to count on, due to suspension, the Danish Andreas Christensen and the captain Sergi Roberto.
“I think PSG are probably still favorites to go through. They are a fantastic team, although we managed to reduce their impact in the first leg; our objective is the same, to force them to open up, press very well and high,” summarizes Xavi Hernández.
The second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals between Barcelona and PSG will be played this Tuesday, April 16, at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium at 9:00 p.m. The meeting can be seen on television on Movistar and can also be followed live through the La Vanguardia website.
