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Leipzig (AP) - The success in the first leg was a little surprise, a repetition would be a real highlight.

RB Leipzig on Tuesday (9 p.m. / Sky) at Paris Saint-Germain is already enough to have a draw to win a direct comparison with the French champions.

For this, RB has to withstand the expected swirl of attacks from the stars Neymar and Kylian Mbappé.

OFFENSIVE SPECTACLE: Thomas Tuchel wants to win with all his might with PSG.

Therefore, the 47-year-old coach will probably have four offensive stars.

In addition to the returnees Mbappé and Neymar, Angel Di Maria, who won the first leg, and Moise Kean are expected on the starting line-up.

"The team has to play bravely forward," said Tuchel, who also spoke of a "final in the group".

To protect himself, he will order his leading player Marquinhos from midfield to central defense and also have two other defensive midfielders.

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DEFENSE WORRIES: The defense is currently worrying at RB, according to coach Julian Nagelsmann "on the last groove".

The national players Lukas Klostermann and Marcel Halstenberg are missing in Paris, the use of Nordi Mukiele is questionable.

Benjamin Henrichs is slowing down again with knee problems, and defender Dayot Upamecano recently made a few unfamiliar mistakes.

HOME RETURN: Ibrahima Konaté started the trip to Paris with great anticipation.

For Leipzig's central defender, it's a trip home.

«It feels like a home game for me.

I was born in Paris, my friends and family are all PSG fans, ”said the 21-year-old.

His coach Nagelsmann praised him as one of the “best central defenders in the Bundesliga”, who is slowly getting back on track after a long break from injury.

CALCULATION GAMES: If Leipzig actually lands a victory in Paris, the arithmetic should begin.

After all, it is clear that RB only needs one point to return to the second round if Manchester United wins against Istanbul Basaksehir in the parallel game.

If the British fail again and / or RB do not win, practically anything can happen in the group.

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ONCE NAGELSMANN: The duels between Nagelsmann and his former teacher Tuchel have so far almost exclusively gone to the PSG coach.

In the Bundesliga there were three duels between February 2016 and May 2017, when Nagelsmann was still in charge of Hoffenheim and Tuchel Borussia Dortmund in 1899.

Nagelsmann celebrated his only victory so far with RB in the first leg at the beginning of November.

The coaches themselves do not see their meeting as a personal duel, but rather put the teams in the foreground.

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