Champions League Last 16
Paris Saint-Germain vs. Borussia Dortmund
Thursday, March 12th, 2020
04:00am (GMT+8 Timing)
Stadium: Parc des Princes
First Leg Result: Borussia Dortmund 2 - 1 Paris Saint-Germain
Paris Saint-Germain:
Last five matches form: D L W W W
CL Average goals per match: 2.57
CL Average goals against per match: 0.57
CL Top Scorer: Kylian Mbappé & Mauro Icardi (5)
Borussia Dortmund:
Last five matches form: W W W W W
CL Average goals per match: 1.43
CL Average goals against per match: 1.29
CL Top Scorer: Achraf Hakimi (4)
One of the most evenly poised of the last 16 second leg clashes in this seasons Champion's League comes at the Parc des Princes as French champions PSG take on Borussia Dortmund. Dortmund hold a 2-1 advantage from the first leg, but PSG will firmly believe they can turn that around in front of their own fans.
Kylian Mbappé has tested negative for the Coronavirus, but the illness he does have may see him miss this one. Thiago Silva, Colin Dagba and Ander Herrera do miss out through injury, whilst both Thomas Meunier and Marco Veratti are suspended. Marco Reus and Thomas Delaney are side-lined for Dortmund.
PSG have bounced back well from defeat in the opening leg, with three successive wins - hitting four past both Bordeaux and Dijon, and five against Lyon. They were perfect here in the group phase - keeping three clean-sheets in beating Galatasaray, Club Brugge and Real Madrid.
Dortmund are also going well and arrive in Paris seeking a sixth win in all competitions, and with confidence high on the back of a big win away at Gladbach last week. It was a little bit of a struggle away in the group stage though - beating Slavia Prague, but losing at both Barcelona and Inter Milan.
We would fancy a full-strength PSG here, but those absentees may just even things out against a Dortmund side whose already formidable goal threat has only been enhanced since the arrival of Erling Haaland.
Prediction: Paris Saint-Germain 2 - 2 Borussia Dortmund