Bayern Munich vs PSG prediction: How will Champions League fixture play out tonight?
Eight months on from their meeting in the 2019/20 Champions League final, Bayern Munich welcome Paris Saint-Germain to the Allianz Arena tonight in the first leg of this season’s quarter-finals.
Kingsley Coman scored a 58th-minute winner as Bayern won their sixth European Cup title in Lisbon, against a PSG side who were aiming to win the Champions League for the first time.
The French champions have since turned to former Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino to finally get the club over the line, and they impressed in their 5-2 aggregate win over Barcelona in the last-16 last month.
PSG have been less impressive domestically, however, and are facing a battle to defend their Ligue 1 crown, while Bayern moved closer to a ninth-straight Bundesliga title with 1-0 win over Red Bull Leipzig on Saturday, but will be without the injured Robert Lewandowski.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of tonight’s quarter-final first leg.
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When is the match?
The game kicks off at 8pm BST on Wednesday 7 April.
Where can I watch it?
The match will be shown live on BT Sport 3. Subscribers can also stream the match via the BT Sport app and desktop website.
What is the team news?
For Bayern, Lewandowski’s injury could not have come at a worse time, while Serge Gnabry will also miss both legs against PSG after testing positive for Covid-19. Eric Choupo Moting, who moved from PSG to Bayern last summer, took Lewandowski’s place in the line-up against Red Bull Leipzig on Saturday and could face his former side. Bayern also remain without Corentin Tolisso, Douglas Costa and Marco Roca, but Alphonso Davies could return to the team after missing the Leipzig win due to suspension.
PSG also have been hit by positive coronavirus cases following the international break, with influential midfielder Marco Verratti and right back Alessandro Florenzi returning positive tests after returning from Italy duty. Mauro Icardi and Layvin Kurzawa are injury doubts, while Leandro Paredes is suspended after picking up his second yellow card of the competition in the second leg against Barcelona.
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Predicted line-ups
Bayern: Neuer, Pavard, Sule, Alaba, Davies; Goretzka, Kimmich, Muller; Sane, Choupo Moting, Coman
PSG: Navas, Kehrer, Kimpembe, Marquinhos, Diallo; Herrera, Gueye; Mbappe, Neymar, Di Maria, Kean
Odds
Bayern: 10/11
Draw: 11/4
PSG: 14/5
Prediction
After his sensational hat-trick and display at the Nou Camp, Kylian Mbappe is at again against Bayern Munich, who dominate the game but have to settle for a first-leg draw. Bayern Munich 2-2 PSG
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