Paris Saint-Germain vs Bayern Munich: Match preview, predicted line-ups, team news and prediction | OneFootball

Paris Saint-Germain host Bayern Munich at the Parc des Princes in the Champions League semi-final first leg on Tuesday.

The Ligue 1 side beat Liverpool 4-0 on aggregate in the quarter-final, while Bayern beat Real Madrid 6-4 in a thrilling contest.

Match preview

PSG won 3-0 at Angers on Saturday, extending their lead at the top of the Ligue 1 standings to six points and boosting their morale ahead of this clash.

They are aiming to become the second side after Madrid to win the Champions League in two consecutive seasons in the modern era.

The Parisians produced brilliant displays over two legs against Liverpool.

PSG are joint-top for goals scored, first for ball possession and accurate passes per game. They are third for shots on target per game and fourth for big chances created.

They have conceded 17 goals, but have kept a clean sheet in three of their last four matches in the competition.

With the pace and trickery of their wingers, PSG are expected to mainly target the spaces behind Bayern’s attacking full-backs.

They also have to defend their wide areas, preventing the visitors’ wingers from causing havoc.

PSG have won six of their previous 15 meetings with Bayern in the competition.

Bayern head into this fixture off the back of a thrilling 4-3 Bundesliga win at Mainz 05, overturning a three-goal deficit to secure the victory.

The Bavarians are aiming to win the competition for the first time in six years.

Despite leaving it late to defeat Madrid last time out, Bayern were the better side over the two legs and impressed with their attacking style of play.

Bayern are joint top for goals scored and lead for big chances created and shots on target per game. They are second for accurate passes per game and third for ball possession.

They have conceded 14 goals and kept just two clean sheets – three fewer than PSG.

Bayern are not expected to change their direct attacking style of play, using their two flying wingers to trouble the hosts’ defence.

Bayern have won on their last three visits to PSG, offering them more encouragement ahead of this game.

Team news

PSG are sweating over Vitinha’s fitness, while Quentin Ndjantou is sidelined. Bayern will be without Sven Ulreich, Tom Bischof, Lennart Karl and Serge Gnabry.

Predicted line-ups

Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1): Manuel Neuer, Joshua Kimmich, Dayot Upamecano, Jonathan Tah, Josip Stanisic, Aleksandar Pavlovic, Konrad Laimer, Luis Diaz, Jamal Musiala, Michael Olise, Harry Kane.

PSG (4-3-3): Matvey Safonov, Nuno Mendes, Willian Pacho, Marquinhos, Achraf Hakimi, Joao Neves, Lucas Beraldo, Warren Zaire-Emery, Desire Doue, Ousmane Dembele, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.

Prediction

We predict a 3-2 victory for PSG.

Stats from uefa.com & sofascore.com.