It has been almost three months since the draw that this dream poster has kept fans on both sides of the Pyrenees in suspense.
The first confrontation between PSG, a rising European power which hopes to win its first title in the queen competition, and Real, the empire with thirteen coronations in C1 (a record), kept its promises, on February 15.
The Parisians leave with a slight advantage but will they regret this missed penalty by Lionel Messi?
An extra goal wouldn't have been too much when it came to the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, where Madrid promise them at least 90 minutes of very high intensity.
Messi and Neymar, two former Barcelonans for whom facing the merengue club is always special.
La Pulga played 22 games there and notably scored their 500th goal in a memorable match where the striker taunted Madrid fans by presenting the Barca jersey after letting his joy explode.
A necessarily special return for the Argentinian who also owes a revenge to the Parisian supporters after his average performance (see failed) in the first leg.
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The return of Mbappé, suspended on Saturday in Nice, gives him reason to think that it will be a completely different match in Madrid, especially since his team has proven that it is changing at the time of the C1, as at the go or against Manchester City (2-0), in September, during the group stage.
But the second top scorer in club history (156 goals), tied with Zlatan Ibrahimovic, injured his left foot in training on Monday following a clash with Massamba Gueye.
The images of the big sole of the Senegalese, relayed on social networks, raised the tension a notch.