FC Barcelona vs Paris Saint-Germain
Competition: UEFA Champions League, Group F
Competition: UEFA Champions League, Group F
Match date: 10 December 2014
Kick Off Time: 19:45 GMT
Venue: Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain
Kick Off Time: 19:45 GMT
Venue: Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain
In the 5th round, Lionel Messi became the record UEFA Champions League goalscorer and Luis Suarez opened his account for Barcelona as the Catalan giants cruised to a 4-0 win over APOEL Nicosia. Suarez put Barca
ahead with his first goal for the club since his 64 million-pound
summer move from Liverpool before Lionel Messi took centre-stage with a hat
trick (all with his less-favoured right foot). In the last La Liga
match, FC Barcelona came from behind to thump crosstown
rivals Espanyol 5-1 last weekend, with a hat-trick from Lionel Messi
plus goals from Gerard Pique and Pedro. Barcelona have won in their last 7 games in 3 competitions, in which they scored a total of 23 goals.
PSG team maintained their position
at the top of UEFA Champions League Group F with a 3-1 win over AFC
Ajax at a wet and windy Parc des Princes last round. The French
champions saw off their Dutch visitors, but it wasn’t as comfortable a
win as the scoreline suggests. Edinson Cavani scored twice either side
of a superb Zlatan Ibrahimovic strike, but the Amsterdam side did tally
through Davy Klaasen. In their last Ligue 1 match, Paris Saint-Germain
didn’t play to their full potential, but star man Zlatan Ibrahimovic
bailed them out with a match-winning performance and some key goals. The
French champions came from behind to beat FC Nantes 2-1 at the Parc des
Princes. The match brings Laurent Blanc, the Paris coach and former
FC Barcelona player, back to the Camp Nou while Thiago Motta, Maxwell and
Zlatan Ibrahimović also return.
Probable lineups:
Barcelona: Bravo – Dani Alves, Pique, Mathieu, Jordi Alba – Rakitic, Busquets, Xavi – Suarez, Messi, Neymar.
PSG: Sirigu – van der Wiel, David Luiz, Thiago Silva, Maxwell – Lucas, Verratti, Matuidi, Pastore – Cavani, Ibrahimovic.
Probable lineups:
Barcelona: Bravo – Dani Alves, Pique, Mathieu, Jordi Alba – Rakitic, Busquets, Xavi – Suarez, Messi, Neymar.
PSG: Sirigu – van der Wiel, David Luiz, Thiago Silva, Maxwell – Lucas, Verratti, Matuidi, Pastore – Cavani, Ibrahimovic.
Barcelona last 5 matches:
22/11/14 Barcelona 5 – 1 Sevilla25/11/14 APOEL 0 – 4 Barcelona
30/11/14 Valencia 0 – 1 Barcelona
03/12/14 Huesca 0 – 4 Barcelona
07/12/14 Barcelona 5 – 1 Espanyol
PSG last 5 matches:
21/11/14 Metz 2 – 3 PSG
25/11/14 PSG 3 – 1 Ajax
29/11/14 PSG 1 – 0 Nice
03/12/14 Lille 1 – 1 PSG
06/12/14 PSG 2 – 1 Nantes
25/11/14 PSG 3 – 1 Ajax
29/11/14 PSG 1 – 0 Nice
03/12/14 Lille 1 – 1 PSG
06/12/14 PSG 2 – 1 Nantes
