UEFA Champions League: Paris St. Germain vs Bayern München - 14/02/2023
The first leg of the round of 16 and the hosts are currently top of Ligue 1 in France while the visitors are top of the Bundesliga in Germany.
Paris Saint-Germain come into the fixture on the back of a disappointing 3-1 loss at Monaco in Ligue 1 on Saturday. Paris Saint-Germain found themselves 2-0 down after only 18 minutes but pulled a goal back 6 minutes before half time.
They couldn't find the equaliser in the second half and Monaco added a third goal to take maximum points. That result means Paris Saint-Germain have won only 2 of their last 5 fixtures in all competition. They have lost each of their 2 most recent matches, with the defeats coming at Marseille in the Coupe de France and Monaco in Ligue 1.
However, home form shows Paris Saint-Germain are undefeated in their 14 home games this season in all competitions. They have won 7 of their 8 most recent home matches. Trends show Paris Saint-Germain are unbeaten in 8 of their 9 most recent Champions League games. Both teams have scored in each of their last 7 matches in the Champions League and in 5 of their last 6 Champions League matches at home. Paris Saint-Germain are undefeated in their last 7 home Champions League fixtures.
Bayern München travel to the Parc des Princes having beat Bochum 3-0 at home in the Bundesliga on the weekend. It was a match they were always expected to win against a team battling relegation and Bayern München opened the scoring shortly before half time.
The defending German champions added a second goal in the 64th minute and sealed maximum points with a third goal 9 minutes later. Bayern München are on a run of 19 matches without defeat in all competitions. They have won each of their last 3 fixtures, with the wins coming against Wolfsburg and Bochum in the Bundesliga plus Mainz in the DFB Pokal.
Trends show Bayern München are undefeated in their 7 most recent Champions League matches, winning each of their last 6 games in the competition. Bayern München have won by 2 or more goals their last 6 Champions League games in a row and have won 8 of their last 10 on the road.
Team News
Paris Saint-Germain have doubts over the fitness of Marco Verratti, Lionel Messi, and Kylian Mbappe. Renato Sanches and Nordi Mukiele are both injured.
Bayern München are without the injured quartet of Noussair Mazraoui, Manuel Neuer, Lucas Hernandez, and Sadio Mané. Thomas Müller is a doubt due to a bruised leg.
PREDICTIONS: I FANCY LIONEL MESSI TO SCORE
