PSG vs Manchester City preview

April 5, 2016
By: Nemanja Lazarevic

PSG vs BarcaPSG have now reached the Champions League quarter-finals four times in a row, but they finally want to make the next step and mount a serious title challenge.

Meanwhile, Man City boss Manuel Pellegrini is determined to say goodbye to Etihad Stadium with a CL trophy, meaning we should be in for a great game of football at Parc des Princes.

Paris Saint-Germain have come a long way since the wealthy Qatari owners took over the reigns, and they will soon have four league titles to show for.

But, while the Saints had no problems establishing a domestic domination, they have yet to challenge for the Champions League title, and that is clearly their obsession at the moment.

After getting eliminated in the quarter-finals three times in a row, PSG aim to make things right this time out and they can be backed at 1.44 (4/9) to pip Man City to a place in the semi-finals.

The Saints recovered well from the 2-0 loss to Monaco to hammer Nice 4-1 at the weekend and they will now be looking to turn on the style against the Citizens as well.

The good news is that Angel Di Maria, David Luiz and Adrien Rabiot should all be fit to play after recovering from minor injuries.

However, Marco Verratti and Javier Pastore continue to miss out through groin and calf problems, while Serge Aurier is still out of the squad.

Probable starting line-up (4-3-3): Trapp – Marquinhos, Thiago Silva, Luiz, Maxwell – Rabiot, Motta, Matuidi – Lucas Moura, Ibrahimovic, Di Maria.

Despite lifting the Capital One Cup trophy, Manchester City have a lot of work to do if they are to turn this season into a success.

The failure to mount a serious title challenge in the Premier League is not the only problem, as the reality is that the Citizens now need to fight tooth and nail to secure a top 4 finish.

Manchester City hammered AFC Bournemouth at the weekend to end a three-match winless run where they failed to score a single goal in the process.

The win will serve as a much-needed confidence boost ahead of the daunting trip to Parc des Princes, made even more difficult by the absence of star players.

Namely, the likes of Joe Hart, Vincent Kompany and Yaya Toure are all out of the PSG clash, but at least Kevin De Bruyne has returned into action.

Man City have done well on previous Champions League travels, winning three of last four away games, but we have to be fair and say that the opposition were not of PSG caliber.

Probable starting line-up (4-2-3-1): Caballero – Zabaleta, Mangala, Otamendi, Clichy – Fernando, Fernandinho – Navas, Silva, De Bruyne – Aguero.

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