Real Madrid visits PSG in their opening game for their Champions League campaign in a bid to regain the Champions League which they had been winning for three consecutive years until Liverpool took the title away from them in the 2018-19 season.
Real Madrid are a team that boasts of one of the strongest squads in the world but have not got off to the best of starts in La Liga as they drew two games on the trot but ended up winning the last game against Levante in a close game by 3-2.
PSG will fancy their chances against an injury depleted Real Madrid team and having been in good form in the league. They will be without their controversial superstar Neymar who is suspended in this game as well as without their star strikers as well MBappe and Cavani.
Match INFO
Date and Time: September 18, 12:30 AM IST
Competition: Champions League
Where: Parc de Princes
Form Guide (last 6 matches)
Real Madrid: W D D W D W
PSG: W W W L W W
Isco and Luka Modric are sidelined for Real Madrid, James Rodriguez should start for Real Madrid on Wednesday night.
Eden Hazard is expected to start the game after coming off the bench in the weekend. He will partner Gareth Bale in attacks.
Nacho and Sergio Ramos are carry over suspensions from last season’s competition as Summer signing Eder Militao may play this game on Wednesday. Marcelo is also out of this game Ferland Mendy is expected to replace him
RM Starting XI (probables)
Courtois, , Varane, Militao, Carvajal, Mendy, Rodrigues, Casemiro, Kroos, Hazard, Bale, Benzema
Paris Saint-Germain will be without Neymar, Edinson Cavani and Kylian Mbappé on Wednesday. Both Cavani and Mbappe are injured and Neymar carries over a suspension from last season.
They will also be without Julian Draxler, Thilo Kehrer and Colin Dagba in the clash against Madrid.
PSG Starting XI (probables)
Areola (GK), Diallo, Silva, Marquinhos, Bernat, Gueye, Veratti, Meunier, Di Maria, Icardi, Sarabia
PSG
Icardi –
The striker will be taking up the mantle with the other key players being injured.
Last Season Stats
Goals – 11
Assits – 4
Angel Di Maria
The veteran is creative and still a force to reckon with which means that he will be a key player in the game.
Last Season Stats
Goals – 12
Assists – 11
Real Madrid
Gareth Bale
The star is now gradually getting over the controversies he was involved in and will look to get back his supreme run of form in this game
Last Season Statistics
Goals- 8
Assists – 3
Eden Hazard
The player is a modern day great and will look to get into his usual mojo with his new team and have the same impact here that he had with Chelsea
Last Season Statistics
Goals- 16
Both teams are plagued with injuries but Real Madrid seem to have more fire power to win this game.