The lineups of Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain are known. Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann has a starting place for Matthijs de Ligt, while Daley Blind and Ryan Gravenberch have to make do with a reserve role. On the side of PSG, Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi are the front two pawns of coach Christophe Galtier. The Parisians must make up for the 0-1 defeat of three weeks ago to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The match starts at 9 p.m. and can be viewed on RTL 7 and Ziggo Sports Football.
Nagelsmann starts with Yann Sommer on target. The Swiss envisions the central defense trio Josip Stanisic, De Ligt and Dayot Upamecano. Kingsley Coman is on the right side of midfield while Alphonso Davies covers the left. Joshua Kimmich and Leon Goretzka have to provide the balance. Thomas Müller and Jamal Musiala are behind striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting. On behalf of PSG, Gianluigi Donnarumma must keep his goal clean. Danilo Pereira, Sergio Ramos and Marquinhos are the defenders on duty. The midfield is formed from right to left by Achraf Hakimi, Fabián Ruiz, Marco Verratti and Nuno Mendes. Vitinha is positioned behind Mbappé and Messi.
After a 3-0 win over Union Berlin, Bayern was also too strong for VfB Stuttgart (1-2) on Saturday. De Ligt asserted himself in the car city by removing a ball from the line and then scoring the opening goal. The center defender is in good shape and also managed to keep a clean sheet with his teammates in the first leg against PSG. The Parc des Princes won 0-1 thanks to a goal by Parisian Coman. The Frenchman will be there on Wednesday evening, unlike the injured Manuel Neuer, Lucas Hernández and Noussair Mazraoui. In addition, Benjamin Pavard has been suspended after his double yellow card in France. Sadio Mane is available. The Senegalese is back from a fibula injury and made two playing minutes as a substitute after his return.
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PSG is the leader in Ligue 1, but is struggling with the necessary headaches. Galtier’s team is in danger of being eliminated in the billion dollar ball after the 0-1 defeat against Bayern and also has to do without the injured Presnel Kimpembe and Neymar. On Monday it was announced that the latter will be operated on his right ankle and will therefore be sidelined for three to four months. The necessary goals therefore seem to have to come from Messi and Mbappé. Both players were accurate against FC Nantes (4-2 win) last weekend and traveled to Bavaria in good shape. Mbappé’s goal meant that he was crowned PSG’s all-time top scorer. In addition, he managed to find the net three times in his last two games at the Allianz Arena.
Lineup Bayern Munich: Summer; Stanisic, De Ligt, Upamecano; Coman, Kimmich, Goretzka, Davies; Muller, Musiala; Choupo-Moting.
Lineup Paris Saint Germain: Donnarumma; Danilo, Marquinhos, Ramos; Hakimi, Fabian Ruiz, Verratti, Mendes; Vitinha; Mbappe, Messi.