On Wednesday, the UEFA Champions League will feature two second-leg matches of the quarter-finals. Yesterday, the first two clubs advanced to the quarter-finals, and today two more teams will join them. In the capital of Catalonia, Barcelona will try to create a miracle against Paris Saint-Germain, while Borussia Dortmund will seek revenge against Benfica after their defeat. Barcelona - Paris Saint-Germain After the draw brought these two teams together, no football fan could have imagined that Paris Saint-Germain would defeat Luis Enrique's Barcelona team so convincingly in the first match. Everyone believed that Barcelona would be the favourite to advance to the quarter-finals in this tie, but PSG did what last season's Bayern Munich did in the Champions League - humiliate the Catalans. Angel Di Maria's brace, along with goals from Edinson Cavani and Julian Draxler, ensured a 4-0 victory for the hosts. After the painful and unexpected loss in Paris, L. Enrique's team did not fall into a slump - they won four out of their last four matches. Of course, the game was not perfect, and L. Enrique himself announced that he will leave the head coach position after the season. You Gotta Believe! The biggest comebacks in history to inspire Barca! #FCBPSG #ForcaBarca Slideshow: [link to slideshow] Defeated by PSG in a crushing manner, the Catalans faced two tough battles after the match - they won against Leganes and Atletico Madrid with the same result of 2-1. However, their last two matches were more secure - they won by a margin of five goals against Sporting Gijon and Celta Vigo. Meanwhile, the PSG players who punished Barcelona did not have a huge improvement in their performance later on, but they managed to achieve three victories in four matches and played to a draw once. Unai Emery can be happy that his team has only conceded one goal in the last five matches, which should be a positive inspiration, as good defense is what the visitors will need in the Catalan capital. Barcelona will face a crucial match without Aleix Vidal and Jeremy Mathieu, while PSG traveled to Spain with their strongest lineup, although it is not known whether Thiago Motta and Angel Di Maria are fully ready for the match. Predicted starting lineups: Barcelona: Marc-Andre ter Stegen; Sergi Roberto, Gerard Pique, Samuel Umtiti, Jordi Alba; Ivan Rakitic, Sergio Busquets, Andres Iniesta; Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Neymar. Saint-Germain: Kevin Trapp; Layvin Kurzawa, Thiago Silva, Marquinhos, Thomas Meunier; Blaise Matuidi, Adrien Rabiot, Marco Verratti; Angel Di Maria, Edinson Cavani, Lucas Moura. Borussia Dortmund - Benfica Although uncertain, Borussia Dortmund was considered the favorite to advance to the next stage from the beginning. However, in the first match in Portugal, Thomas Tuchel's team was unsuccessful - a lone goal from Kostantinos Mitroglou secured Benfica's victory. Benfica, demonstrating excellent form, once again visits the Signal Iduna Park fortress, where it is never easy to play against the Yellow-Blacks' fans army for any European team. Borussia Dortmund is not in a bad situation and still has every chance to overturn the deficit and advance. After their defeat in Portugal, Dortmund had a successful period - they secured three comfortable victories in the last three matches. Firstly, they won at home with a 3-0 score against Wolfsburg, then defeated Freiburg by the same result, and finally, in the last match, they beat Bayer Leverkusen 6-2. Benfica did not have poor matches after their victory against Dortmund either - they won four out of their previous four matches. They defeated Braga, Chaves, Estoril, and Feirense. Both teams have some absentees - Dortmund will be without Marco Reus, Mario Gotze, Sebastiano Rode, and Sven Bender, while Benfica will surely miss Ljubomir Fejsa and Felipe Augusto. Predicted starting lineups: Borussia Dortmund: Roman Burki; Lukasz Piszczek, Sokratis Papastopholos, Marc Bartra; Erik Durm, Ousamane Dembele, Julian Weigl, Raphael Guerreiro, Marcel Schmelzer; Pierre-Emmerick Aubameyang, Andre Schurrle. Benfica: Ederson; Nelson Semedo, Luisao, Victor Lindelof, Eliseu; Andreas Samaris, Pizzi, Eduardo Salvio, Andrija Zivkovic; Jonas, Kostantinos Mitroglou.
