PSG vs Man City: UEFA Champions League Matchday 7 Preview and Prediction

Coming into this round of games, Paris Saint-Germain sit outside the play-off places in 25th, with Manchester City just one point above them in 22nd, and that could change after Tuesday’s games to raise the stakes even further in this tie.

The last time City played in the Champions League, they were entrenched in their worst run of form under Pep Guardiola, with their 2-0 loss to Juventus further compounding their misery and extending their winless streak to three games in the competition.

PSG stand in the way of them extending that form into the Champions League though, with Luis Enrique’s side even more in need of points.

PSG have not won consecutive games in the Champions League since last February (against Real Sociedad), but perhaps more worrying is their home form. They have lost three of their last five at the Parc des Princes in Europe’s premier competition (W1 D1), as many as in their previous 17 (W11 D3). Luis Enrique, meanwhile, is the only manager to lose as many as three games in the competition at the club.

The hosts are, however, on a 10-match unbeaten streak in all competitions, and with so much on the line on Wednesday, both teams have no choice but to go for the win.

New signing Khvicha Kvaratskhelia will not feature for PSG in this one as only players registered before the start of this season’s Champions League can play in the league phase.

PSG vs Man City Head-to-Head

PSG have only won one of their seven matches against Man City in European competition (D2 L4). It is their lowest win percentage against a single opponent among teams they’ve faced more than five times in Europe.

PSG won their last home match against City in the Champions League, despite attempting just six shots (2-0 in September 2021). This remains the fewest shots they’ve had on record (since 2003-04) in a home match in the competition.

PREDICTION: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE @1.43

TOTAL ODDS= 8.55