PSG vs Barcelona Predictions

• PSG are unbeaten in their last 27 games in all competitions
• Barcelona have gone 11 matches without defeat themselves
• Both teams have scored in eight of the last ten meetings between these two

PSG aiming to send Mbappe out on a high

Ever since PSG were taken over by Qatar, the aim has been for this team to win the Champions League. They have fallen short in every attempt since then, including losing to Bayern Munich in the 2020 final, but have reached the last eight again this year where they face Barcelona.

These two have become familiar foes, meeting 12 times in this competition, with the record perfectly balanced at four wins apiece and four draws. Some of the most dramatic games in the competition’s history have come between these two, such as when Barcelona overturned a 4-0 first-leg deficit to win 6-1 in the second leg in 2016-17.

Luis Enrique was Barca manager that day but is in the opposite dugout now, looking to inflict defeat on his former employers. He brings a 27-game undefeated streak into this matchup, with their last loss coming against Milan in November. With Kylian Mbappe departing at the end of the season, Enrique will be aiming to give his talisman the perfect parting gift by lifting this trophy.

Barcelona looking for positives from season

Barcelona have improved after a rocky start to the season however and while they are unlikely to overturn Real Madrid’s eight-point lead in La Liga, they are unbeaten in their last 11 matches and youngsters Lamine Yamal and Pau Cubarsi have impressed in recent weeks.

As a result, the stalemate is fancied between these two teams, setting up a blockbuster second leg in Barcelona.

Correct score backers should note that both teams have found the net in eight of the last ten meetings between this pair and a 1-1 draw is the selection.