In the first leg of Champions League round 16th, French side Paris Saint-Germain take on Barcelona on February 15, at Parc des Princes Stadium. Both teams have a chance to test themselves against each other after 2015 edition.
Unai Emery’s side will get ready to lead this game as they host their rivals for the first leg encounter. They enter this game after four consecutive victories in the recent weeks. They enjoyed a 0-3 win against Bordeaux in the last Ligue 1 game.
PSG are unbeaten in their last five games, they have registered 4 wins and 1 draw in all competitions. They have scored 13 goals and conceded 3 goals and currently at 2nd place in the Ligue 1 table standings with 55 points, just same points as the top table leaders Monaco.
PSG recorded a worst game against Barcelona at a home and an away game in 2015 where they were trashed with a 5-1 on aggregate in the Champions League quarter-finals. However, this time they have a chance to test Luis Enrique’ side in the whole 90 minutes.
Barcelona on the other side, they will restart this game after a huge 0-6 wins against Alaves in the Spanish La Liga game on last Saturday. Thanks the goal scored by Luis Suarez, Neymar, and Messi, the Blaugrana moved above Real Madrid at the top Spanish La Liga.
The Blaugrana have been in a superb form recently, they have registered 3 wins and 2 draws in their last five games in all competitions. They have scored 18 goals and conceded 5 goals in their last six games in all competitions.
Luis Enrique’s men have to play better in the first leg and they have to attack from start and score three goals and save their net in the second leg. But they wouldn’t have easy task to do that at PSG home soil.
Barcelona are strongest favorites to pick up at least three points at PSG. (Source:www.dailymail.co.uk)
Head to Head PSG vs Barcelona
22/04/15: Champions League Barcelona 2-0 PSG
16/04/15: Champions League PSG 1-3 Barcelona
11/12/14: Champions League Barcelona 3-1 PSG
01/10/14: Champions League PSG 3-2 Barcelona
11/04/13: Champions League Barcelona 1-1 PSG
Match Prediction: Barcelona have a good record against Paris Saint-Germain teams. We predict a win for Barcelona, but we expect the both teams to score in the clash.
