PSG vs Man City Preview: Team News & Prediction

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This is the biggest game of the seventh match day with both Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City in danger of missing out on a top 24 finish in the UEFA Champions League.
Kick-off date/time: Wednesday 22nd January, 2025: UK – 8:00pm / US ET – 3:00pm / US PT – 12:00pm
How to watch on TV: UK – TNT Sports / US – Not televised
How to watch online: UK – Discovery+ / US – Paramount+
PSG Team News: ‘Kvaradona’ not available
Georgia international Khvicha Kvaratskhelia joined Paris Saint-Germain last week from Napoli but he is unavailable for this one as he isn’t part of PSG’s UEFA Champions League squad. They remain without youngster Ibrahima Mbaye due to an ankle injury.
Predicted XI (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes; Zaire-Emery, Vitinha, Neves; Dembele, Ramos, Barcola
Unavailable: Mbaye (Injured)
Questionable:
Man City Team News: Rediscovering their form
Pep Guardiola said that Kevin De Bruyne’s performance at the weekend was like ‘Kevin in his prime’ and he will want to make the most of that, despite some other players being rested for the entire 90 minutes against Ipswich Town, such as Savio.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Ederson; Lewis, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol; Kovacic, Silva; Foden, De Bruyne, Savio; Haaland
Unavailable: Stones (Injured), Rodri (Injured), Bobb (Injured)
Questionable: Ake (Injured)
Key Stats
- Paris have won only one of their last seven UEFA club competition matches against English teams (D1 L5).
- Paris have lost only four of their previous 14 UEFA club competition matches at home against English teams (W5 D5).
- None of Paris’s last 88 UEFA club competition matches finished without a goal being scored. Their last 0-0 was at home against Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League group stage in October 2015.
- Paris have scored 296 goals in the UEFA Champions League proper. They need four goals to become the first French team to reach the landmark of 300 goals (Lyon are second with 214).
- Paris have lost only one of their last 13 competitive matches at home (W10 D2).
- Ousmane Dembélé has scored for Paris in each of their last three competitive matches at home (four goals in the three matches).
- Ousmane Dembélé has scored six goals in his last five competitive appearances for Paris.
- Paris are unbeaten in their last ten matches in all competitions (W7 D3).
Man City have won four of the last five UEFA club competition matches between these two teams (L1). Overall, the head-to-head record is:
o Matches 7
o Paris wins 1
o Manchester City wins 4
o Draws 2
- Man City have won five of their last six UEFA CLUB competition matches against French teams (L1).
- Man. City’s defeat against Sporting on Matchday 4 ended a record run of 27 successive UEFA club competition matches without a loss (W18 D9). They are now without a win in their last three UEFA Champions League matches (D1 L2). The last time they played four successive matches in the competition without winning was when they lost their last three matches in the 2017/18 campaign and their opening fixture of the 2018/19 edition.
- Man City have lost their last two UEFA Champions League matches away from home. They were unbeaten in 12 successive away matches in the competition prior to this (W6 D6).
- Bernardo Silva is set to become the first player to make 75 appearances in the UEFA Champions League proper for Man City.
- Erling Haaland has scored 46 goals in his first 45 appearances in the UEFA Champions League proper. No other player has scored more in his first 45 appearances. The next five on the list are; Ruud van Nistelrooy (41), Harry Kane (33), Karim Benzema (28), Robert Lewandowski (28), Filippo Inzaghi (28).
- Man City are unbeaten in their last six competitive matches (W4 D2).
- Phil Foden has scored twice in both of Man City’s last two competitive matches.
PSG vs Man City Prediction
Paris Saint-Germain have endured a miserable UEFA Champions League campaign despite remaining unbeaten in Ligue 1 and looking set to win yet another French title. PSG begin the seventh match day of the campaign sitting outside of the top 24 with just two victories in their opening six matches. They are a point behind upcoming opponents Manchester City, who have scored 20 goals in four victories in their last five matches, albeit their 2-2 draw with Brentford last week is a sign that their autumn slump is not yet entirely out of their system. This game will be about which former Barcelona coach can get their side to control the game best and that will likely mean a low-scoring affair with so much on the line.
PSG vs Man City Tip: Under 2.5 goals