PSG vs Real Madrid, Champions League - as it happened
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Your support makes all the difference.PSG host Real Madrid in the second leg of their last-16 Champions League tie, with the hosts hoping to overturn a 3-1 defeat from their first leg at the Bernabeu.
Madrid, buoyed by the presence of the 2017/18 Champions League top-scorer, Cristiano Ronaldo (11), will be looking to progress to the quarter finals and mount a charge for their third UCL title in four years.
PSG have been shaken by the news that the world’s most expensive player, Neymar, has fractured a metatarsal in his right foot, and is expected to be out for the remainder of the season. Angel Di Maria is expected to deputise in his place for the clash against Madrid on Tuesday night.
PSG are also reportedly confident that centre-back Marquinhos, midfielder Marco Verratti and forwards Kylian Mbappe and Edison Cavani will be ready after minor fitness concerns ahead of the clash.
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Match preview
It’s a big game for…
Cristiano Ronaldo: The top scorer in 2017/18’s Champions League will have a vital role to play in the game against PSG on Tuesday. With 11 goals in the competition so far, this game is a real chance for Ronaldo to add to his goal tally and to cement Madrid’s place in the quarter finals of the competition.
Best stat...
Zinedine Zidane's side are looking to become the first team since Bayern Munich (1974-1976) to win Europe's top competition for three years on the trot.
Remember when...
Real Madrid gave a convincing performance in the first-leg, with a resounding 3-1 victory? Re-live the goals below.
Player to watch…
Angel Di Maria. Facing his previous employers, Di Maria certainly has a point to prove when Madrid visit on Tuesday night. Replacing Neymar in the starting line-up, all eyes will be on Di Maria, and he certainly holds the ability to rise to the task on the biggest stage in Europe.
Past three meetings…
Real Madrid 3 PSG 1, Champions League, February 2018
Real Madrid 1 PSG 3. International Champions Cup, July 2016
Real Madrid 1 PSG 0, Champions League, November 2015
Form guide…
PSG: WWLWWW
Real Madrid: WWWWLW
Odds…
PSG to win: 23/25
Draw: 16/5
Real Madrid to win: 13/5
75' - Angel Di Maria concedes possession cheaply in the middle of the park and that allows Madrid to break with Karim Benzema. The Frenchman has Cristiano Ronaldo in support but perhaps selfishly opts to go it alone and sees his shot blocked by Marquinhos.
76' - Julian Draxler replaces Angel Di Maria for PSG, while Gareth Bale replaces Karim Benzema for Madrid.
78' - Madrid skipper Sergio Ramos is booked for a late challenge on Javier Pastore.
GOAL! PSG 1-2 Real Madrid (Agg: 2-5) (Casemiro, 80)
Casemiro wraps qualification up for Los Blancos as his side-footed effort from just inside the area deflects off Marquinhos and over Alphonse Areola, who was already diving in the opposite direction.
82' - Toni Kroos attempts to inflict more misery on Unai Emery's side but his curled effort from the edge of the area sails over the crossbar.
83' - Off the woodwork... twice!
Gareth Bale's low cross is turned towards goal by Lucas Vazquez but Alphonse Areola turns the ball onto the post with his foot.
Just moments later Cristiano Ronaldo almost doubles his tally for the night but he also sees his shot from inside the area clip the post.
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