Barcelona vs PSG - Champions League Preview and Odds

Published on: 06/03/2017

Barcelona vs PSG - Champions League Preview and Odds

March 08, 2017 19:45pm - Camp Nou

Referee: Deniz Ayteki

Champions League - Knockout Stage

Barcelona will look to rewrite history by becoming the first side ever to overcome a 4-0 deficit over two legs in a Champions League clash when they host Paris St-Germain at the Camp Nou on Wednesday.

Paris travel to Spain with enviable four-goal cushion

Barcelona face missing out on a place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time in nine years when they line up against PSG on Wednesday night. The Catalan side need to defy all the odds and retrieve a four goal deficit if they are to avoid an uncharacteristically early exit.

After a dip in form that culminated in disaster in Paris, Luis Enrique`s men have been steadily getting back to their best and come into this game on the back of four-straight wins including a 6-1 against Sporting de Gijon and 5-0 against bogey side Celta de Vigo.

The good news is that their Champions League home form is exceptional, with 14 wins and one draw in their last 15 games and just one defeat in their last 38. In fact, four of their last six scorelines on home soil in Europe would have been sufficient to overturn this tie or at least take the game to extra time.

Meanwhile, Paris St-Germain face the dilemma of how to manage a four-goal lead against such a dangerous team. Unai Emery`s team are unbeaten in their last 17 matches so there are no doubts surrounding their form for confidence. They have made it to the quarter-finals of this event four years running but have failed to progress any further. They come into this game on the back of 1-0 league win at home to Nancy.

Team news

Andre Gomes has stomach bug and could miss out, while Jeremy Mathieu and Aleix Vidal are still injured for the home side.

Meanwhile, the visitors could be hampered by the absence of Angel Di Maria, Adrien Rabiot (fever) and Thiago Motta (calf).

Recent form (All competitions)

Barcelona: WWWWL

PSG: WWWDW

Betting odds and tips

The home side will throw everything at this game and if they can get an early goal, who knows what might happen at the Camp Nou.

In their last six Champions League home matches, the Blaugrana have defeated Borussia Monchengladbach 4-0, Manchester City 4-0, Celtic 7-0 and Roma 6-1. With that kind of home form against decent opposition, the 10/1 price for the home side to qualify by any means might just be worth a small stake.

Alternatively, the 5/6 on offer for Over 3.5 Goals looks like a slightly more sensible option.

You can back Over 3.5 Goals at 5/6.

By Neil Morris

Published on: 06/03/2017

Any odds displayed within this preview were correct at the time of publishing (06/03/2017 14:56:23) but are subject to change.