Paris SG and Bayern Munich faced off in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 showdown at the Allianz Arena, with the Bavarians holding a slender advantage following a 1-0 win in the first leg. Ninety minutes of intense football awaited Christophe Galtier’s PSG, who had to win to progress to the quarterfinals and avoid being eliminated at this stage for the fifth time in seven seasons.
Despite PSG's win over Nantes in Ligue 1 at the weekend, the pressure was on for the French champions to perform in Europe, and they knew that they had to overturn the first-leg deficit against Bayern Munich, a team that had knocked them out of the Champions League in 2020-21 quarterfinals.
The game kicked off at 8 pm GMT on Wednesday, 8th March 2023, and was broadcast on BT Sport 2. BT Sport subscribers could watch the game on a live stream on mobile devices, laptops, games consoles, tablets, and more through the BT Sport website or app.
The absence of Neymar was a significant blow for PSG, who had seen their season end early due to injury. However, the return of Kylian Mbappe, who became the club's all-time top goalscorer with his goal against Nantes, provided hope for the Parisiens.
Bayern, on the other hand, were free of any fresh injury concerns, except for Manuel Neuer, who remained a long-term absentee. Defender Benjamin Pavard was also out of action due to injury, and Matthijs de Ligt could replace him in defense, although Josip Stanisic was also pushing for a starting spot.
Comments
Post a Comment