Team to be updated after the lineup announcement.
Match details
UEFA Champions League
PSG vs Manchester City
Parc des Princes, Paris
29th April 2021
12:30 AM IST
Preview
Paris Saint Germain will be up against Manchester City in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final tie. PSG have been in great form recently. They are within touching distance of Lille who are at the top of the table in Ligue 1. Meanwhile, PSG also defeated last season’s UEFA Champions League winner Bayern Munich in the quarter-final tie. The away goal rule helped them qualify for the semis after a hard-fought 3-3 aggregate tie.
Manchester City, meanwhile, are also high on confidence. They beat Tottenham 1-0 in the Carabao Cup final to win their first silverware of the season. City are comfortably leading the Premier League table and bar a major surprise and upset, should be crowned as Premier League champions once again. City claimed a 4-2 aggregate win over Borussia Dortmund in the quarter-finals.
Stat and fact nuggets
Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City have only ever met three times, with the Cityzens claiming one win and two draws. The Ligue 1 giants are yet to taste victory against the visitors.
Injuries and Suspensions:
PSG:
Injuries: Juan Bernat
Suspensions/unavailable: None
Doubtful: Marquinhos and Abdou Diallo
Manchester City:
Injuries: None
Suspensions: None
Doubtful: None
Probable starting lineups
PSG: Keylor Navas, Mitchel Bakker, Presnel Kimpembe, Thilo Kehrer, Colin Dagba, Marco Verratti, Ander Herrera, Pablo Sarabia, Neymar, Kylian Mbappe, Mauro Icardi
Manchester City: Ederson; Joao Cancelo, John Stones, Ruben Dias, Kyle Walker; Rodri, Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin De Bruyne; Ferran Torres, Raheem Sterling, Gabriel Jesus
Top picks:
PSG:
Neymar: Neymar continues to be among the best footballers in the world and was at his dazzling best in the match against Bayern. He has spent a long time out injured this season, and therefore, has six goals to his name in Ligue 1.
Kylian Mbappe: In the absence of Neymar, the onus was on Kylian Mbappe to deliver and he has performed at a really high level. Mbappe has 25 goals in Ligue 1 and has also assisted his teammates seven times.
Manchester City:
Ilkay Gundogan: Ilkay Gundogan has been the best player for Manchester City in 2021. He has found the back of the net 12 times in the Premier League and has gotten into wonderful goalscoring positions from midfield.
Kevin De Bruyne: Kevin De Bruyne continues to be among the best midfielders in the world. De Bruyne was fabulous against Borussia Dortmund and the Belgian has assisted 11 goals this season.
Captaincy options (in priority order)
Kylian Mbappe, Neymar, Kevin De Bruyne
Points projection
Keylor Navas, Points: 50-60, Grade: A
Ruben Dias, Points: 60-65, Grade: A+
Kyle Walker, Points: 50-55, Grade: A
Marquinhos, Points: 50-55, Grade: A
Joao Cancelo, Points: 55-60, Grade: A
Ilkay Gundogan, Points: 70-75, Grade: A+
Bernardo Silva, Points: 50-55, Grade: B
Angel Di Maria, Points: 65-70, Grade: A
Kevin De Bruyne, Points: 70-75, Grade: A+
Kylian Mbappe, Points: 80-85, Grade: A+
Neymar, Points: 80-85, Grade: A+
Disclaimer: The views expressed here are of the author and is not a reflection of the actual points you might earn.
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