On Tuesday evening, from 20:00, PSG and Istanbul Basaksehir meet in the last stage of group H of the Champions League. Instead, Parisians can leave the competition if they lose, and Man. United and RB Leipzig draw!
The chances of a surprise on the Parc des Princes are slim. PSG is on the second place in the group, with three victories and two defeats in five games (goal difference 8-5), accumulating 9 points. His rivals Manchester United and RB Leipzig also have 9 points each, and they play a decisive duel at Old Trafford, where the winning team will qualify for the next phase. The only one who no longer matters in this fight is the surprising champion of Turkey. Okan Buruk’s team is not in shape at all and bettors are betting heavily on him.
As usual, Tuchel has headaches due to injuries in the Paris team. PSG cannot count on Bernat, Draxler, Icardi, Kimpembe and Sarabia, while Basaksehir is without the services of Bolingoli-Mbombo, Junior Caicara and Martin Skrtel. The latter is suspended, while the first two mentioned are injured.
For PSG, the draw would be enough for qualification, but the hosts will play the match to victory, because otherwise they risk suffering a big disappointment! In 2019, the Parisians met at home another team from Turkey in the last stage of the UCL groups, and then we witnessed a 5-0 victory of the French.
In the round it was 2-0 for PSG, in Istanbul (“double” Kean), where the difference was made after the break, by the individual quality of the Ligue 1 stars. This season, Istanbul BB modestly started the new domestic season, with three failures in the first six stages, and European travel is not exactly the specialty of the Turks.
That being said, we see that Istanbul Basaksehir has received goals on the treadmill lately and is without a win in six games: 1-3 with Istanbul, 2-3 with Besiktas, 1-4 with Man. United, 3-3 with Denizlispor, 3-4 with RB Leizpig and 1-1 at the weekend, with Malatyaspor. PSG comes after two away victories, both very convincing, with exceptional offensive performances: 3-1 at Manchester United and Montpellier!
Paris Saint-Germain: Navas; Florenzi, Marquinhos, Kimpembe, Diallo; Pereira, Paredes, Verratti; Di Maria, Mbappe, Neymar
Coach: T. Tuchel
Istanbul Basaksehir: Gunok; Rafael, Ponck, Tekdemir, Kaldirim; Kahveci, Ozcan; Visca, Giuliano, Chadli; nay
Coach: Okan Buruk
In 6 of the last 7 matches played by PSG, at least three goals were scored;
22 official matches have passed since the last draw recorded by PSG;
Istanbul BB has not won in the last six consecutive official matches;
Istanbul BB have scored in the last 12 consecutive matches;
Kean’s “double” decided the round match, in which 35 shots were sent to the goal;
PREDICTION: Over 3,5 goals @ 1,75
