Two in-form teams will battle it out for supremacy on Wednesday at the Parc des Princes as PSG hosts Barcelona in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.
Bookmaker 10bet has the odds at 1.533 for PSG to win either half, while the odds stand at 5.75 for the hosts to win both halves. Meanwhile, the odds are at 13.00 for Barca to win both halves and 2.20 for the visiting side to win at least one half.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: April 9th, 5:00 P.M. (EST)
PSG enters the big match without having lost any of its last 27 outings, while Barca travels to Paris after going 11 games unbeaten. The two played out a 1-1 draw in the French capital the last time they met, and another tight affair appears to be on the cards on Wednesday night.
Overall, there have been four draws between the teams, with Barcelona slightly edging the match-up with five wins to four. Barca’s victories include a 6-1 triumph at Camp Nou when the team produced a famous comeback in the 2016-17 round of 16 under now-PSG manager Luis Enrique.
Enrique’s reign in Paris got off to a mixed start early in the season, but the team hasn’t lost a single game since November and must be extremely confident at the minute.
Barcelona has followed a similar path to PSG, struggling for consistency at the beginning of the campaign but going from strength to strength in 2024. The side’s current 11-game unbeaten run includes eight victories and a few very impressive results. In the last away outing, Barcelona became the first team ever to defeat Atletico Madrid at the Metropolitano Stadium by scoring at least three goals and conceding none.
Robert Lewandowski was involved in all three goals in the 3-0 triumph over Atletico and will look to influence things again at the Parc des Princes. The veteran star has taken a step back this season, but Lewandowski has looked sharp in recent outings, recording five goals and three assists over an eight-game span.
PSG will hope to see Kylian Mbappe outscore Lewandowski and Barcelona. He’s had six goals across eight Champions League games this season and is in the middle of a spectacular campaign. Through 40 appearances, Mbappe has registered 48 goals involvement (39 goals, nine assists). After shooting blanks in back-to-back league games, the French superstar should be fired up to hit top gear again on a big European night.
