Paris Saint Germain VS Real Sociedad - Prediction

Over the last few years, French club Paris Saint Germain have been trying to win the glory of the UEFA Champions League. Nasser Al Khelaifi, the President of PSG, has invested a crazy amount in the club just to win their first-ever Champions League title. Over the years, the club has changed several managers as well as signed well-run players such as Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Neymar Jr, Sergio Ramos, and many more. But all those didn't work for Paris Saint Germain, and they are now changing their approach under the new manager, Luis Enrique. However, they are now on a mission to win the Champions League this season without stars like Messi and Neymar. Kylian Mbappe is still there, but there are a lot of rumors that Mbappe could leave the club at the end of the season. Anyway, their all focus is now on tonight's match against Real Sociedad. Paris Saint Germain are all set to welcome the Spanish side, Real Sociedad, in the first leg of the Round of 16 at Parc des Princess.

Stats&Facts

• Paris Saint Germain have never faced off against Real Sociedad before.
• Paris Saint Germain have a poor record against the Spanish clubs in the UCL knockout stage. They have been eliminated in five of their six clashes against the Spanish sides. The only exception was back in the 2020-2021 season when they knocked FC Barcelona out of the Round of 16.
• Real Sociedad, however, lost three of their last six games against the French clubs in the Champions League, while they won two and tied the remaining one.
• Since qualifying for the final in 2020 and the semifinal in 2021, Paris Saint Germain have failed to progress from the Round of 16 in the last two Champions League campaigns.
• Real Sociedad have qualified for the Round of 16 this season for the first time since the 2003-2004 season.

Team News

Although the rumors are going on about Kylian Mbappe, the all-time topscorer of PSG is ready to return with the match against Real Sociedad tonight after missing the clash against Lille in Ligue 1. However, Paris Saint Germain will miss a number of players tonight due to injury. Presnel Kimpembe, Milan Skriniar, Sergio Rico, Nuno Mendes, and Layvin Kurzawa are among them to miss the match. Meanwhile, Real Sociedad will be without Sheraldo Becker, Kieran Tierney, Alvaro Odriozola, Carlos Fernandez, and Aihen Munoz due to their respective injury. In addition, top-scorer Mikel Oyarzabal is also a major doubt ahead of the match. Possible Lineup for Paris Saint-Germain: Donnarumma; Hakimi, Danilo, Marquinhos, Hernandez; Urgate, Zaire-Emery; Dembele, Asensio, Kolo Muani; Mbappe Possible Lineup for Real Sociedad: Remiro; Traore, Zubeldia, Le Normand, Galan; Merino, Zubimendi, Mendez; Kubo, Sadiq, Barrenetxea

Prediction: PSG 3-1 Sociedad

Spanish team Real Sociedad are winless in their last four games across all competitions. They have failed to score a single goal in those four games in a row! So it will be very difficult for them to score against Paris Saint Germain at Parc des Princess. Therefore, we expect PSG should win this match at their home ground and go one step closer to the quarter-finals.

Betfair Odds

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