The biggest clash of Tuesday's UEFA Champions League schedule takes place at the Allianz Arena in Munich, where Bayern take on French giants Paris Saint-Germain. Both teams have already secured qualification from Group B, but this match will decide which of the two finishes at the top of the group table. Paris Saint-Germain earned a 3-0 victory in the reverse fixture, so Bayern will have revenge as an extra motivation for Tuesday's match. PSG have not won a match in Munich since 1994.
Bayern Munich are not having the best of seasons so far, they even sacked head coach Carlo Ancelotti because the results were not up to the standards the club has set in recent years. They have already lost two Bundesliga matches, but they are at the top of the table, while in the Champions League they need to beat PSG by three or more goals to finish at the top of Group B. Thiago, Arjen Robben, Franck Ribery and Manuel Neuer are all injured, while Juan Bernat could recover in time.
Paris Saint-Germain were unbeaten since the start of the season before last weekend, when they suffered a surprising 2-1 defeat at Strasbourg in Ligue 1. However, they are still leading the table with a comfortable margin, while in the Champions League they can finish at the top of group B even with a narrow defeat in Munich. Edinson Cavani and Marco Verratti were rested at the weekend so they should be back in the starting eleven on Tuesday, while Thiago Motta will miss out due to an injury.
Probable line-ups:
Bayern: Ulreich - Kimmich, Boateng, Hummels, Alaba - Tolisso, Vidal - Muller, Rodriguez, Coman - Lewandowski
PSG: Areola - Alves, Marquinhos, Silva, Kurzawa - Rabiot, Verratti, Draxler - Mbappe, Cavani, Neymar
My prediction: 2-2 draw.
Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
Bayern win - 2.50
Draw - 3.79
PSG win - 2.75
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sharpe
12/21/17, 10:12:13 AM
That was the Bayern revenge for humiliating result in the first group game between those two. Since the group stage draw it was clear that both teams will progress...
That was the Bayern revenge for humiliating result in the first group game between those two. Since the group stage draw it was clear that both teams will progress in the tournament so not much of a stake in this one when PSG were already certain to top the group but still it was a matter of honour for Bayern to win that game.
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