05/04/2021 11:27
Clarín.com
sports
Updated 05/04/2021 3:16 PM
Manchester City and Paris Saint Germain are at stake in
England
for the second leg of the Champions League semi-final.
In the first leg, played in
France
, it was a 2-1 victory for
the citizens
.
Marquinhos
had put in advantage for the premises,
Kevin De Bruyne
and
Riyad Mahrez
the authors of the goals to turn the result.
The match will be played at the Etihad Stadium, with Dutch referee Björn Kuipers. The transmission will be in charge of ESPN from 4:00 p.m. (Argentine time).
Pep Guardiola's team already has
the League Cup
under their belt
and if they beat Chelsea on the next date of the Premier League they will add another trophy.
In this edition of the Champions they played 11 games: they won 10 and tied the rest, scored 23 goals and scored four.
Encouraging outlook for the Spanish coach who wants City to play their first final.
The
PSG
Mauricio Pochettino with Icardi from startup instead of dragging Mbappé injury and is in the bank, want to
give another surprise, after eliminating Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals.
The Parisians have to win by scoring two goals and not conceding any to get to Istanbul
.
The bad news is that
Idrissa Gueye
was sent off in the first leg and Kylian Mbappé is doubtful due to a muscle problem.
In
Ligue 1 they
come from defeating
Lens
2-1
but continue to one point
behind Lille
, the leader with 76 points.
Confirmed formations
Manchester City
: Ederson - Walker, Stones, Dias, Zinchenko - Silva, Fernandinho, Gündogan - Mahrez, De Bruyne, Foden .. DT: Pep Guardiola
PSG
: Keylor Navas;
Alessandro Florenzi, Marquinhos, Presnel Kimpembe, Abdou Diallo;
Leandro Paredes, Marco Verratti;
Julian Draxler, Neymar, Ángel Di María;
Mauro Icardi.
DT: Mauricio Pochettino
Referee:
Björn Kuipers (HOL).
Stadium
: Etihad Stadium
Time
: 16 (Argentine time)
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