Paris Saint-Germain vs Manchester City: Confirmed line-ups and breaking team news
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Wolfsburg 2-0 Real Madrid
Four days on from silencing the Nou Camp, Real Madrid have stuttered to a woeful defeat away in Germany. It really should have been three or perhaps four for Wolfsburg, who comfortably swatted away a toothless performance from Zinedine Zidane's side. Next Tuesday is looking very tasty indeed.
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Paris Saint-Germain 2-2 Manchester City
An hugely entertaining game comes to an end. City struggled to live with PSG's vibrant attack at times, but the French club's own shortcomings at the back allowed Manuel Pellegrini's side back into the contest. Huge result for City ahead of the return leg at the Etihad Stadium next week.
De Bruyne sees a shot on goal saved easily by Trapp and the home side come again down the right flank with Mangala doing tremendously well to force it out for a corner. The corner comes in from Di Maria and Ibrahimovic adjusts himself brilliantly to find a header, only to be denied by the bar! Cavani tries to meet the rebound with a scissor kick, but he doesn't get the right connection.
PSG have come from behind to lead! Cavani meets a corner kick with a superb glancing header across goal where Rabiot is well placed to convert from close range at the far post. Did Ibrahimovic interfere with play there? The Swede was offside when Cavani connected with his header and certainly made a movement towards the ball that may have deceived Joe Hart. City will feel they have a case here.
Matuidi... what was that! With the final attack of the half, the France international is slipped into acres of space down the inside left with Di Maria racing into space at the far post. Instead of clipping the ball into him, however, Matuidi smashes a cross well out of his teammate's reach and out of play.
Woeful effort from Ibrahimovic! Otamendi rushes out from the back with the ball and immediately runs into Motta. He takes the ball off him and threads an easy ball through the middle for the Swede who is wide open, one on one with Hart. It's an easy chance for him, but he thumps it clean over the bar! Huge let off for Otamendi that was suicidal defending from him.
PSG want a penalty! PSG are defending a corner but they break at pace through Di Maria, who is able to pick out Matuidi as he breaks into the box. Mangala just about keeps up with him and the PSG midfielder goes down inside the box under pressure from the challenge. If the referee sees this is a foul, it is a penalty and a red card for the City defender, but Mangala gets the benefit of the doubt and escapes unpunished.
Just five minutes until kick off at Parc de Princes; here is another look at those teams.
PSG: Trapp, Aurier, Thiago Silva, David Luiz, Maxwell, Rabiot, Motta, Matuidi, Di María, Ibrahimovic, Cavani
Subs: Augustin, Stambouli, Kurzawa, Marquinhos, Moura, Van der Wiel, Sirigu
Manchester City: Hart, Sagna, Otamendi, Mangala, Clichy, Fernando, Fernandinho, Navas, Silva, De Bruyne, Aguero
Subs: Hart, Sagna, Otamendi, Mangala, Clichy, Fernando, Fernandinho, Navas, Silva, De Bruyne, Aguero
Clashes between English and French sides in this competition have been very much a one-sided affair as of late. In the last three meetings between clubs either side of the channel, French teams have come out on top on each occasions. Two of those were for PSG dispatching of Chelsea, the other Monaco humbling Arsenal.
BREAKING: Joe Hart returns in goal for Man City while Fabian Delph takes a spot on the bench. Nicolas Otamendi and Eliaquim Mangala start at the heart of defence.
Man City team to face PSG: Hart, Sagna, Otamendi, Mangala, Clichy, Fernando, Fernandinho, Navas, Silva, De Bruyne, Aguero
Subs: Caballero, Zabaleta, Demichelis, Kolarov, Delph, Bony, Iheanacho
As you probably recall, Paris Saint-Germain eliminated Chelsea for the second year running to book their place in the last eight. A 4-2 aggregate victory was enough to seal the win for Laurent Blanc's side, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic's goal at Stamford Bridge effectively securing them the tie last month.
A 3-1 win away to Dynamo Kiev in the first leg of Manchester City's quarter-final secured them their place, with a 0-0 at the Etihad Stadium two weeks later a mere formality.
Manchester City team news
Joe Hart is back in contention after recovering from a calf injury suffered in the Premier League defeat to Manchester United in March. Yaya Toure remains sidelined with a knee injury, however, while Raheem Sterling is expected to miss out with a groin problem. Vincent Kompany also remains out, but Fabian Delph has an outside chance of featuring after training with the squad this week.
Manchester City are in unchartered territory this evening. They find themselves in a Champions League quarter-final tie for the first time in their history, having ended their last 16 hoodoo this season.
Standing in their way, however, are a side who have become experienced old heads in this stage of the competition, having reached the last eight in the last four consecutive seasons. Having already ended Chelsea's campaign in the previous round, Laurent Blanc's side are looking to send home the final English side remaining in the competition.
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