Barcelona vs PSG Prediction & Match Preview

Barcelona vs PSG Match Preview

• Barcelona are on a run of six straight wins across competitions.
• PSG won just 3 of the last 13 away games in the UEFA Champions League.
• Blaugrana kept six subsequent clean sheets in La Liga.

Barcelona endured PSG’s early second-half blitzkrieg to gain advantage ahead of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg. Xavi introduced Pedri to the pitch shortly after PSG’s two goals and it proved to be the decisive moment as young Spanish midfielder has completely changed the course of the game since coming in.

Raphinha and Andreas Christensen went to score second-half goals for Barcelona to give them a big 3-2 victory six days ago in the first leg in Paris. The former completed a brace at Parc des Princes while the latter got booked late on and will be suspended for the rematch in the Catalan capital.

PSG had a free weekend due to a short pause in Ligue 1. Barcelona faced Cadiz in their La Liga affair on Saturday. Xavi rotated his starting lineup heavily on the occasion but Blaugrana still managed to get the 1-0 win courtesy of a Joao Felix first-half strike.

Recent Meetings

• Barcelona now have 5 wins, 4 draws, and 3 defeats in the last 12 meetings with the Parisians.
• Blaugrana also won three, drew one, and lost just one of the previous five home outings against PSG.
• Each of the last four head-to-head meetings provided goals at both ends.

Barcelona vs PSG Prediction

The win over Cadiz marked Barcelona’s sixth successive victory in all competitions. It was also the sixth straight clean sheet for Blaugrana in the domestic league. Aside from the two conceded goals early in the second half, Xavi’s men have generally done well defensively last week in Paris. Jules Kounde and Ronald Araujo did a great job to slow down Kylian Mbappe.

It will be very interesting to see whether Pedri is fit enough to make it to the starting XI on Tuesday night. On the other side, PSG’s defensive line showed a lot of weaknesses last week. Their job will now be much tougher at Estadi Montjuic. Barcelona own a strong home record against PSG.

Based on everything we saw last Wednesday in Paris, it is hard to bet against the hosts. The Catalans are worth backing to get the win in the rematch as well at the 2.20 odds.

Bookmakers expect another goal fest in this matchup. They pay the Over 2.5 goals pick at the 1.44 odds. Knowing how tough to break down Barcelona have been lately in La Liga, we expect them to keep things quiet defensively in this reverse tie.

Kylian Mbappe did not shine six days ago in Paris and we don’t expect him to have a significantly better performance on the road. The alternative pick would be Under 3.5 goals at the 1.72 odds.

Steffen Schmidt- April 15, 2024

Barcelona vs PSG Betting Tips

Barcelona to win

OK

	2.26 Odds
	2.20 Odds

Under 3.5 goals

OK

1.70 Odds

Correct Score: Barcelona 2-1

OK

	9.50 Odds
	8.50 Odds