Barcelona vs. Paris Saint Germain Tips & Quotes, Feb 16, 2021 – 21:00
On Tuesday evening, February 16, 2021 at 9 pm, the first leg will take place in the Champions League eighth final between FC Barcelona and Paris Saint Germain at Camp Nou. The Catalans took away the group victory on the last meters in group G and finished second behind Juventus Turin (both 15 points). The old lady has won the direct comparison by the threesome in Camp Nou (3:0) and is thus group winner. The French champion and cup winner was present in group H and won the group victory (12 points) ahead of RB Leipzig (12), Manchester United (9) and the Turkish champion (3) by a clear 5-1 home victory against Basaksehir FK.
(Status of odds: 15.02.2021, 13:29 o’clock)
Ronald Koeman’s team had no doubts at the dress rehearsal last Saturday at home against Deportivo Alaves and won clearly. After only two minutes the direction was clear – Griezmann missed the first chance to lead. The guests did it defensively but not badly and repeatedly put dangerous needle stitches forward. After a good half hour the spell broke and the home team went through Trincao with 1:0 in the front (29th). Shortly before the break, Barca built the lead with Messi’s 2-0, his 505. League match for the Catalans, from (45th +1). After restarting, it got tight again because Alaves was able to score the 1-2 goal (57th, Luis Rioja). The FCB acted far too negligently at this stage, but then managed to raise Trincao to 3-1 (74th) and Messi (75th) to 4-1 by a double strike. Mass was read. Firpo scored the final goal in the 80th minute, scoring 5-1.
The Koeman team is in second place in the LaLiga (46 points), but is already eight points behind the league leaders Atletico Madrid, who even played one less game. The Catalans are the most dangerous attack series in Spain (49 hits) and have won the last seven consecutive league games. Barcelona has been unbeaten since 11 games and has won nine wins in this period.
In the Champions League, the Catalans won the first five games and lost 0-3 in the last group game at home to Juventus Turin. The two home games against Ferenvaros Budapest (5-1) and Dynamo Kiev (2-1) were successfully played. The first leg at Juve won Barca 2-0. Only FC Bayern Munich (18 goals) is more dangerous in the top division than the Spaniards (16).
Martin Braithwaite, Ousmane Dembele and Lionel Messi entered the CL goalscorer list three times each. Antoine Griezmann scored twice in five games.
Ronald Araujo, Sergi Roberto, Philippe Coutinho, Moussa Wague, Ansu Fati and Gerard Pique are out of action against Paris due to injury. The use of attacker Martin Braithwaite (thigh injury) is still uncertain.
Recent Games of Barcelona
Barcelona: 4 wins – 0 draws – 1 defeat
(Status: 15.02.2021)
The French capital club also did its homework and scored the three points in the home game against OGC Nice. Last Saturday, both teams struggled at first. The English week in Ligue 1 was noticeable. In the middle of the first half Draxler then used a post bounce from Icardi to score 1-0 for the favourite (22nd). Thereafter, further clear possibilities remained in a tired first half shortage. After the break tea, things got better. At first, however, only for the outsider. A hair-raising mistake by Marquinhos used Nice to score 1-1 by Rony Lopes (50th). Mauricio Pochettino’s team staggered and almost lagged behind – Gouiri’s batten goal from a short distance. The urgency phase of the southern French flattened again and so the home team managed to score a 2-1 victory goal in the final phase (76th, Kean). How wobbly this threesome came about was shown again five minutes before the end of the game – Todibo again gave up the equalization narrowly (85th).
The Pochettino-Elf is second in the table in France (54 points). The leader is OSC Lille, which has one more counter in its account. Saint Germain has won the last three league games in a row and has only lost once in the last eleven games in Ligue 1 (eight wins). The reigning champion has the best offensive (57 goals) and the safest defensive (15 goals) in France.
Last year’s finalist won the last three games in the CL. There were two bankruptcies in the six groups. One in his own stadium against Manchester United (1-2) and the other at RB Leipzig (1-2). In Istanbul (2-0) and Old Trafford (3-1), Paris was victorious. Both duels could only win Paris against the defeated group last Basaksehir.
Superstar Neymar leads the internal scorer list with six CL gates. Moise Kean and Kylian Mbappe scored two pits each. Thus the trio scored ten of the 13 goals in the top class.
Neymar, Colin Dagba, Angel Di Maria, Juan Bernat and Timothee Pembele are injured and fail in Spain.
Latest games from Paris Saint Germain
Paris Saint Germain: 4 wins – 0 draws – 1 defeat
5 wins Barcelona – 2 draws – 2 wins Paris Saint Germain
FC Barcelona and Paris Saint Germain have a good run in the respective leagues, but are not league leaders, but are still in a lurking position. In the Champions League, the Catalans won the first five games and announced their group victory prematurely. Only in the duel with Juventus Turin for the group victory did Barca lose for the first time. The French champion and last year’s top-class finalist has won the last three European Cup games and scored nine goals. The duel between two top European clubs can go in both directions and is not yet decided in the first leg. We’re tapping on a goal-rich draw at Camp Nou. Accordingly, we favor for this Champions League tip forecast also the goal bets on the market „Both teams hit? YES”. For this sports betting tip, the online betting providers provide betting odds on average around 1.45 to 1.50.
Bet Tip Bundesliga Trend: Hit both teams? YES
Bet rate at Bet365*: 1.50 (odds: 15.02.2021, 13:29 o’clock)
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