Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid will clash in the Champions League on Tuesday night, with the two groups hoping to get a benefit in the principal leg of their last-16 tie.
The home side completed second in Group A to get their spot in the principal knockout round, while 13-time victors Real Madrid guaranteed first situation in Group D to advance to the round of 16.
PSG marked Lionel Messi the previous summer with the view to the Argentine assisting them with at long last winning the Champions League, and it would be reasonable to say that the French goliaths would be ready for business heading into the quarter-finals assuming they figure out how to advance past Real Madrid in the round of 16.
The capital outfit were not at their best in the gathering phase of this present season's opposition, getting 11 points from six matches, yet the absolute was to the point of seeing them finish second in Group A behind Manchester City.
Mauricio Pochettino's side will participate in Tuesday's challenge off the rear of a 1-0 triumph over Rennes in Ligue 1 on Friday, which has left them 16 points clear at the highest point of the table, so they will actually want to place a ton of spotlight on their Champions League challenge, with the principal leg of their last-16 tie occurring on Tuesday night in front of the return apparatus at Bernabeu on March 9.
PSG, who were beaten by Real Madrid at this phase of the 2017-18 contest, lost to Man City in the semi-finals of last season's competition, while they additionally arrived at the last in 2019-20.
The French goliaths are frantic to at last lift the European Cup, which has been their point since turning into an European superpower, and it will be interesting to see their way to deal with the primary leg, as the way that the opposite match is at Bernabeu hands Real Madrid a slight benefit.
Genuine Madrid, who are the best group throughout the entire existence of the European Cup with 13 prizes, additionally arrived at the semi-finals of last season's opposition, losing 3-1 on total to victors Chelsea.
Los Blancos won the opposition on four events somewhere in the range of 2013 and 2018, yet they have lost in the round of 16 of every two of their last three Champions League crusades and will surely be careful about a PSG side that ought to have Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Messi all suitable for the challenge.
Carlo Ancelotti's side serenely finished off Group D with 15 points to progress to the knockout round of the opposition, and they are pursuing a twofold this season, presently sitting top of La Liga, four focuses in front of second-put Sevilla following Saturday's goalless draw with Villarreal.
Genuine Madrid have won six, drawn three and lost seven of their past 16 away matches against Ligue 1 clubs, while they have won four, drawn three and lost three of their 10 matches against PSG in all rivalries, with their last two gatherings coming in the gathering phase of the 2019-20 competition.
The La Liga goliaths have lost two of their last three two-legged knockout binds with PSG, while their new exhibitions have been beneath what they delivered in the principal half of the mission, having won only one of their last four games in all contests, which was an unconvincing 1-0 accomplishment at home to Granada.
Paris Saint-Germain possible XI : Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Kimpembe, Mendes, Verratti, Gueye, Wijnaldum, Messi, Mbappe, Di Maria
Real Madrid possible XI : Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Mendy Modric, Casemiro, Kroos Asensio, Benzema, Vinicius
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