Large winner in the first leg (4-1), PSG receives FC Barcelona on Wednesday for the round of 16 second leg of the Champions League.
If they leave largely favored for the qualification thanks to their three goals in advance, the Parisians will have to exorcise the memory of the "remountada" of 2017. Follow the meeting live on Europe 1 and Europe1.fr.
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Will the PSG be able to put aside the pressure and the painful memory of the "remountada"?
The capital club receives FC Barcelona in the knockout stages of the Champions League on Wednesday, in an attempt to qualify for the quarterfinals.
And this year, he presents himself in an advantageous position after his large away victory in the first leg (4-1).
But despite its three goals in advance, Paris will have to keep a cool head at all costs so as not to repeat the mistakes of the past and revive the old demons of 2017, when the Parisians, winner 4-0 in the first leg against Barça, were down 6-1 on the return.
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PSG - Barcelona: kick off at 9 p.m.
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Update on the infirmary.
For this crucial match, PSG will once again be deprived of its star Neymar.
The Brazilian has still not recovered from his injury on February 10 against Caen in the Coupe de France.
Neymar had already missed the second leg of the round of 16 in 2018 against Real Madrid, then the double confrontation against Manchester United the following year, at the same stage of the competition.
In both cases, PSG had been eliminated.
Mauricio Pochettino will also have to compose without his Italian striker Moise Kean, affected by the Covid-19 and in isolation, as well as without his Spanish side Juan Bernat, who treats his knee.
Update on FC Barcelona.
In Barcelona, we refuse to believe that the memory of the "remountada" would paralyze PSG.
"I do not believe that PSG is afraid of us," assured coach Ronald Koeman.
But if Paris has a certain psychological and accounting advantage, Barça has regained its colors in recent weeks, and continues to win in the league.
On Saturday, Messi's teammates won 2-0 against Osasuna, following their victory in the Spanish Cup semi-final second leg against Sevilla FC.
While the final sprint will soon begin, FC Barcelona are only three points behind the leader, Atlético Madrid, who is one game late.
Update on PSG.
With the comfortable mattress acquired in the first leg, the main stake of the match for PSG will be psychological, to withstand the pressure.
Because Mauricio Pochettino's men are well aware that all observers think only of the memory of the "remountada".
"You are getting us drunk with the comeback", defender Abdou Diallo told reporters.
But the context is not the same as a year ago.
If it has recovered in recent weeks, Barça is not sovereign in the league, and is no longer as scary as before on the European scene, evidenced by its humiliating rout in the quarter-finals (8-2), against Bayern Munich, during the 2020 edition. PSG has taken an important step by finally reaching the final.
In addition, PSG can rely on the memory of its demonstration of the first leg.
Since this victory, Mbappé's teammates have notably beaten Dijon, then Bordeaux in the league, before disposing of Brest in the Coupe de France.
Note, however, a defeat against Monaco, which reminded us that the capital club does not reign as much as usual in Ligue 1, still ahead of Lille.
Update on the competition.
In the first leg, PSG, carried by a sparkling Mbappé and author of a resounding hat-trick, won 4-1.
To hope to turn things around and qualify, the Blaugranas must score at least four goals.
A 4-0 win would send them to the quarterfinals, while a 4-1 score would put them in extra time.