Where to see Real Madrid-PSG?
Winners 1-0 in the first leg, three weeks ago, the Parisians travel to Santiago-Bernabeu to face Real Madrid there this Wednesday (9 p.m.), in the knockout stages of the Champions League.
A match broadcast on
Canal+
and
RMC Sport 1
, but which will also be followed live with commentary on our site.
Remember that, at the same time, Manchester City will face Sporting CP (5-0 first leg) on
beIN SPORTS 1
and also live commented on our site.
To discover
Champions League fixtures and results
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Will we see the same match as the first leg?
It would not be better for Real, which we had seen dominated head and shoulders, fragile, feverish and harmless against a PSG master of his subject on the lawn of the Parc des Princes (1-0).
There is no doubt that Carlo Ancelotti's men will try to play higher, better, with more ambition and quality in ball outings.
But discovering yourself too much can also be fatal in the face of this PSG and the speed of Kylian Mbappé, at least if Bondy's star, touched in training on Monday, is well able to hold his place... In the meantime, the Spanish champions are in good shape, they who have won their three matches in La Liga since their trip to Paris, offering a recital to their supporters on Saturday against Real Sociedad (4-1).
Enough to consolidate their place as leader in the standings and arrive against PSG with confidence.
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Which absentees on both sides?
Real will certainly be deprived of Casemiro and Ferland Mendy, suspended.
Uncertain times, David Alaba and Fede Valverde will be present in the Spanish ranks.
Tony Kroos?
This is the last question that remains.
Hit in the hamstrings, the 32-year-old German international trained with the group on Tuesday.
“
If he is only 95%, he will not play
,” said White House coach Carlo Ancelotti on Tuesday at a press conference.
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In Paris, Achraf Hakimi and Leo Paredes are a priori good for service.
Not Ander Herrera (eye) nor Sergio Ramos (calf), the latter having still wanted to make the trip, he the former captain of Real.
What about Kylian Mbappe?
This is THE big question, the one that has agitated the media and observers on both sides of the Pyrenees since Monday and this rough duel between Gana Gueye and the 23-year-old world champion, the latter having also defended of the Senegalese in the face of the insults that rained on social networks.
A priori, the trend is rather towards optimism and a tenure of "KM", author of the winning goal in stoppage time in the first leg and who is keen to be present against his ex-future club, maybe his future club, who knows... One thing is certain: with or without him, it won't
is not the same PSG.
We saw it on Saturday.
What is less is the identity of the titular goalkeeper: Keylor Navas or Gigio Donnarumma?
It was the Italian who started in the first leg.
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How many spectators at Bernabeu?
In recent weeks, the gauge was limited to 45,000 spectators in the Madrid enclosure, under construction and which can contain 80,000 in normal times.
For the occasion, the Casa Blanca pushed the walls to accommodate 60,000 people, including just under 2,000 Parisian fans.
If he plays, it will also be interesting to see how the Bernabeu will welcome Kylian Mbappé… Ancelotti would "
understand
" that the Madrid public would applaud Bondy's crack, as was the case at the Parc des Princes at the go.
"
The history of the Bernabeu shows that the great players have always been applauded there
," he added, noting all the same that Real lovers especially like to see their heart team "
play well and win
".
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Ancelotti or Pochettino, who has more to lose?
Both my general.
The one of the two coaches who will see his team come out in the 8th of C1 has a good chance of being ousted at the end of the season.
Especially if it's Paris that jumps... Still, multiple sources suggest that "Poche" will leave the French capital at the end of the 2021-22 campaign, whatever happens by then.
With the shadow of Zinedine Zidane hovering regularly over the Park… The Parisian “MNM” also passes a big, big test this Wednesday evening, with for example Lionel Messi expected at the turn in Madrid.
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Can PSG travel first?
Two rooms, two atmospheres.
After last season's open house operation, PSG once again became sovereign in their lair at the Parc des Princes.
Except that in 2021-22, it is outside that Pochettino's players find it difficult to express themselves.
More harm anyway.
Logic you will say to me, all the teams or almost are more comfortable in front of their public.
It is all the same very sensitive for Paris, which has conceded its five defeats away from the Park this season and which has not had the slightest success away from home in C1, conceding a draw in Bruges (1-1) and Leipzig (2-2), and losing to City (2-1).
In L1, the Parisians, almost perfect at home (12 wins, 1 draw), are only third away behind OM and Nice (7 wins, 4 draws, 3 losses).
Worrying?
Answer this Wednesday… Although, it is perhaps the figures linked to the “MNM” which are likely to cause trouble and worry: Paris conceded three of its five defeats when the trio started.
In fact, PSG have won only 50% of their matches with the "MNM", with 1.6 goals scored and 1.2 conceded, against 71% success, 2.2 goals scored and 0.8 conceded without she.
