On Tuesday evening, the first two participants of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals will be revealed. Tonight, all eyes will be on the second leg match in Paris, where "Saint-Germain" will try to retaliate against Madrid's "Real". The first leg match in Madrid ended in a 3-1 failure for the visitors. In this match, the Paris team must win by at least two goals against "Real" in regular time. This will not be easy for PSG - "Real" has won this tournament three times in the last four years. Aside from the matches in Liverpool, a match between "Liverpool" and "Porto" will take place, but the outcome of this pair is already clear. "EuroFootball.com" will review the most intriguing matches in Paris. Team performances Both teams are currently in good form - "Real" only once unexpectedly lost to a team from Barcelona after facing PSG, while PSG has been consistent domestically after the loss in Madrid. In the past four matches, PSG in France achieved victories with at least a two-goal difference against their opponents. Following Unai Emery's coaching, the team defeated "Strasbourg" (5-2), "Troyes" (2-0), and twice "Marseille" (3-0). Madrid's opponents also showed good form in Spain. Real Madrid has secured four wins and only suffered a defeat to Barcelona's "Espanyol". Zinedine Zidane's team defeated "Real Betis" (5-3), "Leganes" (3-1), "Alaves" (4-0), and Madrid's "Getafe" (3-1). Recent matches for Real Madrid have exposed vulnerabilities in their defense, but their offense has been performing well, especially in the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo in the last five matches, where they scored 15 goals. Team news Recently, PSG was shaken by news of Neymar's injury. The Brazilian suffered a foot injury weeks ago in a match against "Marseille" and had to undergo surgery. This is the only significant loss for PSG for this match. It is expected that Angel Di Maria will fill Neymar's position, who did not start in the first leg match against "Real". However, after Neymar's injury, the Argentine scored consecutive goals and proved to be in good form. PSG will likely play in a 4-3-3 formation, with Thiago Motta in the midfield. Real Madrid also faced serious losses since the match against PSG - Luka Modric and Toni Kroos were sidelined, but the full squad arrived in Paris. However, it is unlikely that both players will start from the first minute. Marcelo had recent injury concerns but has recovered and is ready to play in Paris. The starting lineup of the Madrid team will largely depend on L. Modric and T. Kroos. If the two midfielders do not start, Zinedine Zidane is expected to play in a 4-4-2 formation. But there is a possibility of a 4-3-3 formation if Modric is available for the match. Predicted starting lineups: PSG: (4-3-3) Alphonse Areola; Dani Alves, Marquinhos, Thiago Silva, Yuri Berchiche; Marco Verratti, Thiago Motta, Adrien Rabiot; Kylian Mbappe, Edinson Cavani, Angel Di Maria. Real Madrid: (4-3-3) Keylor Navas; Dani Carvajal, Raphael Varane, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo; Luka Modrić, Casemiro, Mateo Kovačić; Gareth Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema. Interesting facts Only 33% of all Champions League teams advanced to the next stage after losing 3-1 in the first leg match (away). PSG knows how to eliminate Real Madrid in knockout competitions. They did so twice in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and UEFA Cup quarterfinals - in the 1992-93 and 1993-94 seasons. However, recent results indicate that PSG does not have a good record against Real Madrid - the Spanish team celebrated two victories and had one draw in the last three encounters. Real Madrid is the only team in the Champions League that has not conceded a goal against PSG playing at the "Parc des Princes" fortress since 2015. Under Zinedine Zidane, Real won 11 out of 15 matches in the Champions League. Two losses and two draws did not stop the French-led team, which has won this tournament in the last two seasons.
