RB Leipzig VS Paris Saint Germain Match Prediction
2020-08-18
19:00:00
RB Leipzig
VS
Paris Saint Germain
Our Prediction Tip
Paris Saint Germain will win this match.
2020-08-1819:00:00 Paris Saint Germain will win this match.
This will be the first time these two teams will meet in European football. Leipzig have already taken on French opposition in the form of Lyon this season, but lost the home tie and drew the away one this season.
A maiden Champions League final for two of European football’s newer rich clubs is the prize at stake when RB Leipzig and PSG meet in the semi-final.
The Bundesliga side are in unchartered territory – their previous Champions League campaign ended in the group stage.
PSG, meanwhile, are in their second Champions League semi-final, but this is their first under their Qatari ownership – ending a run of not making it beyond the quarter-finals.
While the draw for the last eight was kinder to these two teams, RB Leipzig in particular impressed in seeing off an in-form Atletico Madrid team in their quarter-final.
Paris Saint-Germain needed two stoppage-time goals to see off Atalanta, meanwhile, but that win gives them momentum going into this game.
Where RB Leipzig no longer have their star striker, Timo Werner, PSG will welcome Kylian Mbappe back from injury to start and Angel di Maria is back from suspension too.
Keylor Navas will be a big loss in goal and Idrissa Gueye likewise in midfield, but with their all-star frontline reunited, they can claim the victory their owners have craved so much.
Whether they then have enough to go all the way in the final remains to be seen, but PSG are definitely favourites for this semi-final.
Paris Saint-Germain are favourites to beat RB Leipzig and can be backed at 31/40 with Betway to win this game.
Both teams to score has been set at 3/5 with Betway.
You can also get 4/7 from Bet365 and Betway on there being over 2.5 goals in this Champions League semi-final.
Kylian Mbappe is set to return to the PSG starting line-up and he is evens with 888sport to score at any time. Neymar is 23/20 with Betway.
Paris Saint-Germain dug deep to pull off a late, late comeback against Atalanta last time out and they can now see off RB Leipzig for a badly-desired first Champions League quarter-final.
With Timo Werner having left the club, Yussuf Poulsen started up front on his own last time out, with Daniel Olmo tucked in behind. After their 2-1 win and Olmo’s goal, they could be unchanged this time out.
Yussuf Poulsen – Still capable of key goals, the Danish forward might not be as prolific as Werner but he is still a valuable part of the Leipzig attack.
Marcel Sabitzer – Goes into the game having scored nine goals so far this season, and he also set up RB Leipzig’s opener last time out.
Daniel Olmo – Into the team last time out and opened the scoring, making a valuable impact and helping to compensate for Werner’s departure.
RB Leipzig ended the Bundesliga season with a 2-1 win against Augsburg, with Timo Werner scoring twice in his final game for the club. Without Werner, Daniel Olmo and Tyler Adams scored their goals as they beat Atletico Madrid by the same score in the Champions League quarter-final.
PSG’s late comeback against Atalanta did come at a cost – Keylor Navas and Idrissa Gueye both having picked up injuries during the game. Kylian Mbappe played the final half-hour and could be fit to start this game, while Angel di Maria is back from suspension. Marco Veratti and Layvin Kurzawa are injured.
Neymar – Scored the Coupe de France winning goal and remains PSG’s star forward – setting up the equaliser last time out.
Kylian Mbappe – Stepped off the bench to set up the winner last time out and the French striker is key in the all-star frontline.
Mauro Icardi – The third part of the attacking trio, he has scored 20 goals in his debut season in Paris, despite the shortened campaign.
After four months without football, Paris Saint-Germain have played just three matches since the season resumed – Ligue 1 did not restart. PSG beat Saint-Etienne 1-0 in the Coupe de France final thanks to Neymar’s goal and then needed penalties to beat Lyon after a goalless draw in the Coupe de la Ligue Final. In the Champions League quarter-final, Marquinhos and Eric Choupo-Moting scored stoppage-time goals as they came from behind to beat Atalanta 2-1.
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