Manchester City will welcome Paris Saint-Germain at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night as they look to avoid defeat so that they can book a place in the UEFA Champions League final. PSG will require a high-scoring victory if they want to keep their European dreams alive after they lost 2-1 in the first-leg, which makes this upcoming second-leg a fascinating contest in midweek.
Talking Tactics
Man City boss Pep Guardiola will opt for a 4-3-3 formation and is expected to ask his players to dominate the ball and be patient so that they can get a stranglehold in the game and exploit the opposition’s weaknesses during the 90 minutes.
PSG manager Mauricio Pochettino will probably set his side up in a 4-2-3-1 formation and could instruct his men to try and catch the home team off-guard on the counter using the pace and trickery of Neymar Jr and Kylian Mbappe.
Team News
Manchester City
Guardiola has no fresh injury concerns to cope with ahead of this crucial showdown in Europe.
Manchester City Predicted XI
Ederson; Walker, Stones, Rúben Dias, João Cancelo; Rodri, Gündoğan; Mahrez, De Bruyne, Foden; Bernardo Silva
Paris Saint-Germain
The Parisian giants won’t have Idrissa Gueye available for this game after he received a red card in the first leg. Both Juan Bernat and Alexandre Letellier can be ruled out as well due to injury.
Paris Saint-Germain Predicted XI
Navas; Florenzi, Marquinhos, Kimpembe, Diallo; Danilo, Paredes; Di María, Verratti, Neymar; Mbappé
Key Men
Manchester City
Kevin De Bruyne will once again get the responsibility to carry most of the creative and goal-scoring workload for Man City up top. The defensive performance of Ruben Dias and John Stones will also be crucial in this game as they cannot afford to give Neymar Jr. and Mbappe too much space or time on the ball.
Paris Saint-Germain
Mbappe and Neymar Jr. would need to put in a productive display up top if PSG are to stand a chance of qualifying to the final. It would be up to Angel Di Maria and Marco Veratti to share the creative burden for the French giants.
Odds
Manchester City are the heavy favorites to win this game as they are priced at 8/13. The draw has been listed at 16/5 while PSG are 7/2 underdogs to win this second leg away at the northwest of England.
