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Bayern Munich host Paris Saint-Germain in a UEFA Champions League blockbuster at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday. Both teams need to win, with the Germans in 17th place with six points and the French in 25th with just four points from as many games.
Even a victory for Vincent Kompany or Luis Enrique won’t disguise the fact that this has been a slow start for both sides this edition, but things will look much worse if they lose. Coming into this match, Bayern have won six games in a row since the 4-1 defeat to Barcelona earlier this season.
A 3-0 win over Augsburg means the Bundesliga giants move six points clear of the German top flight as they look to regain their title from Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen. Meanwhile, PSG also lead the way in Ligue 1 after a 3-0 win over Toulouse on Friday, which also gave them a six-point lead.
Bayern defeated PSG home and away in the last 16 of the 2022/23 UCL edition, while the Germans also won 1-0 in the 2020 final, although Les Parisiens exacted some revenge the following year with a quarter-final victory after a 3-2 victory. in Munich. Although history is in Bayern’s favour, Luis Enrique’s Parisiens have shown that they can produce big performances in Europe, and they desperately need that now.
Here are our storylines, how to watch the match and more:
How to watch and odds
- Date: Tuesday November 26 | Time: 3:00 PM ET
- Location: Allianz Arena – Munich, Germany
- Watch: Biggest+
- Chances: Bavaria -167; Sign +350; PSG +400
League stage so far
Bayern have won nine and drawn two of their 11 games, leaving them unbeaten in the Bundesliga so far, but the Champions League has proven problematic, with Aston Villa and Barcelona both winning, leaving Kompany and his players in 17th place . French opponents will be good news for Bayern with 12 wins from 18 against teams from France with 12 wins from 14 on top of 11 wins from 27 home games in the UCL, with that last home defeat being a 3-2 defeat to PSG in 2020-21.
Last time in the Champions League, Paris lost 2-1 to Atletico Madrid, which was accompanied by a defeat against Arsenal and a draw against PSV Eindhoven. A win over Girona is only good enough for 25th in the standings, with just three goals scored so far. Only one win from seven away games against German opposition and eight defeats from fifteen away games against Bundesliga clubs. PSG have won just 15 of their last 37 European matches with 14 losses, so this is as tough as it gets for les Parisiens.
Team news
Bavaria: Joao Palhinha is out while Mathys Tel suffered a blow and both Aleksandar Pavlovic and Josip Stanisic are now at least training. Hiroki Ito is out for a long period of time, so Leon Goretzka can replace Palhinha, while Serge Gnabry and Konrad Laimer should return to the XI after missing the win in Augsburg. Harry Kane scored twenty goals from seventeen appearances, five of which came in four UCL matches.
Possible Bayern XI: Neuer; Laimer, Upamecano, Kim, Davies; Kimmich, Goretzka; Olise, Musiala, Gnabry; Kane.
PSG: Senny Mayulu and Lucas Hernandez are out, although Nuno Mendes, Goncalo Ramos and Presnel Kimpembe return for Luis Enrique. Marquinhos was suspended against Toulouse but is back, while Vitinha, Gianluigi Donnarumma and Willian Pacho should also start. Bradley Barcola has been in stunning form, while Marco Asensio and Ousmane Dembele could form the rest of the attack.
Possible PSG XI: Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes; Zaire-Emery, Vitinha, Neves; Dembele, Asensio, Barcola.
Prediction
Neither side can afford to lose and PSG must find their shooting form, with Bayern expected to make the most of home advantage against their vulnerable visitors. Choose: Bavaria 2, PSG 2.
Standings
Key: Positions 1-8 qualify for Round of 16, while positions 9-24 qualify for the Knockout Stage Play-Offs and positions 25-36 are eliminated.
| Pos | Team | GP | W | D | L | G.F | GO | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 12 |
| 2 | Sporty CP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 10 |
| 3 | Monaco | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 10 |
| 4 | Brest | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 10 |
| 5 | Below | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 10 |
| 6 | Barcelona | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 9 |
| 7 | Borussia Dortmund | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 9 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 |
| 9 | Atalanta | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 8 |
| 10 | Manchester city | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 |
| 11 | Juventus | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 |
| 12 | Arsenal | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
| 13 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 |
| 14 | Lille | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 |
| 15 | Celtic | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | Dinamo Zagreb | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 7 |
| 17 | Bayern Munich | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 6 |
| 18 | Real Madrid | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 6 |
| 19 | Benfica | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 |
| 20 | AC Milan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 |
| 21 | Feyenoord | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 6 |
| 22 | ClubBruges | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| 23 | Atletico Madrid | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 6 |
| 24 | PSV | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 |
| 25 | PSG | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 26 | Sparta Praha | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 4 |
| 27 | Stuttgart | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| 28 | Shaktar Donetsk | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 29 | Girona | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 3 |
| 30 | RB Salzburg | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 3 |
| 31 | Bologna | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 1 |
| 32 | RB Leipzig | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 0 |
| 33 | SK Sturm Graz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
| 34 | Young boys | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | -10 | 0 |
| 35 | Red Star Belgrade | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | -12 | 0 |
| 36 | Slovenian Bratislava | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | -13 | 0 |
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