This match is calling as the match of money as both team doing well in national tournaments. As this match held on Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, here have more opportunity for french team Paris SG to win over English club Man city but the result is 2 – 2 draw. Belgian attacking midfielder K De Bruyne scored first for the MC on 38 minute. But 41′ minute goal of Ibrahimovic made the score level. Rabiot’s 59′ goal keep forward Paris SG but Fernandinho made the score level once again. Most surprising issue of the match is Zlatan missed penalty shootout chance on 13 minute of the game.
Full match highlights of 1st leg …
French league champion taking on Manchester City in the quarter final of Champions league on Thursday. The match will be held on 7 April 2016 at Parc des Princes stadium, the home ground of PSG. This is fourth successive quarter final for Paris SG in champions league while Manchester City making their first appearance in quarter final. That’s why they looking for more success into the tournament. This is very important match for Man city, Manuel Pellegrini’s thinking is his team have the ability to beat PSG in first leg match as well. Winning this match will benefit them to make one step forward on the road of semi-final. On the other hand PSG desperately looking for qualifying in the tournament.
Match details:
Match of: Paris Saint Germain (PSG) vs Manchester City
Tournament: Champions League (Quarter Final)
Date: 7 April 2016
Time: 8:45pm (CEST), 6:45pm (GMT), 7:45pm (BST)
Day: Thursday
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Venue details:
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Address: 16th arrondissement of Paris
Seating capacity: 48,712
Established: 1897
TV Channel: beIN Sports Australia, SuperSport 3 Africa, TSN5, BT Sport Europe, Viasat Fotboll / HD, Fox Soccer 2GO USA
Team Lineup:
PSG starting lineup: Marquinhos, Trapp, Silva, Luiz, Matuidi, Maxwell, Motta, Cavani, Di Maria, Moura, Ibrahimovic
Key player: Di Maria, Moura, Ibrahimovic
Man City starting lineup: Willy Caballero, Pablo Zabaleta, Nicolas Otamendi, Gael Clichy, Eliaquim Mangala, Fernando, Fernandinho, David Silva, Jesus Navas, Sergio Aguero, Kevin De Bruyne
Key player: Silva, Aguero, Toure
Face to Face:
Match played: 1
Paris Saint-Germain won: 0
Manchester City won: 0
Match draw: 1
Last 5 Matches:
Paris ST Germain:
13 Mar 2016 Troyes AC v Paris SG 0-9 (w)
10 Mar 2016 Chelsea FC v Paris SG 1-2 (w)
05 Mar 2016 Paris SG v Montpellier HSC 0-0 (D)
03 Mar 2016 AS Saint-Etienne v Paris SG 1-3 (w)
29 Feb 2016 Lyon v Paris SG 2-1 (L)
Manchester City
5 Mar 2016 MAC v Aston Villa 4-0 (w)
12 Mar 2016 Norwich City v MAC 0-0 (D)
15 Mar 2016 MAC v Dynamo Kiev 0-0 ( D)
20 Mar 2016 MAC v Manchester United 0-1 (L)
02 Apr 2016 AFC Bournemouth v MAC 0-4 (W)
Key facts:
- PSG never lost in their last four match in Champions league
- PSG score average 2 goals in their last four match Champions league
- Manchester City isn’t in their last 4 matches UCL
- Manchester City won only three matches last among 10 matches they played in all competition
Prediction: It will be a very tight match but possible winner would be Paris Saint-Germain after playing both leg and possible score of first leg is PSG 3 – 1 Man City
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