Champions League: Get ready for the second leg of the Real Madrid - Paris Saint Germain clash

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Competition: Wed 09.March
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu (81044 seats)

It's time to decide the outcome of the Champions League 8th Finals meeting between Real Madrid and Paris Saint Germain. Get ready for the match with this full betting preview!

Paris Saint Germain have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1200 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Real Madrid form and stats

Madrid participated in Champions League the last season, where they reached the semi-finals and lost against Chelsea.

34 points is a decent return from 14 La Liga games here at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu for Real Madrid. The data says 10 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses. 5W-0D-2L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Champions League for Real Madrid.

Real Madrid's last game was hosting Real Sociedad and winning 4-1. Benzema, an attacker, was the champion performer for the team in that game, scoring a rating of 8.34 (out of 10). Benzema scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and had 35 successful passes (of 38 total).

In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Rayo Vallecano.

This is expected to be a close game, with Real Madrid perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Real Madrid as a small favourite), we find five games. Real Madrid has won four of these, drawn one and lost zero.

Madrid can score goals in their home matches. After 14 league matches they have found the net 32 times. Real Madrid are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 14 matches.

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Paris Saint Germain form and stats

PSG was sent out of Champions League in the semi-finals last season, when Manchester City turned out to be too strong.

The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 1 travels is 7 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats. Total Champions League statistics for Paris Saint Germain: 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Paris Saint Germain, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Nice. Verratti got a match rating of 8.13 in that game, top player of the team. Verratti hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 103 successful passes (of 115 total).

Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Saint-Etienne in the Ligue 1.

After this away game Paris Saint Germain return home for a Ligue 1 game against Bordeaux. That game is only four sleeps after this.

PSG has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 25 goals from 14 games. As opposed to that, Paris Saint Germain have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these two teams get together this season, as the history books show this recent game: Paris Saint Germain - Real Madrid 1-0. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: three - two - three (Madrid wins - draws - Paris Saint Germain wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Real MadridK. Benzema
K. Benzema
20 goals
Paris Saint GermainK. Mbappé Lottin
K. Mbappé Lottin
14 goals
Real MadridV. Júnior
V. Júnior
13 goals

Real Madrid missing players

Paris Saint Germain missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Real Madrid Paris Saint Germain
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   13 25
19 10   Won W   5 15
3 2   Drew D   5 7
3 0   Lost L   3 3
47 25   Scored S   25 50
16 7   Conceded C   15 21
92% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 88%
68% 75%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   85% 76%
52% 58%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   62% 56%
24% 25%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   46% 44%
16% 17%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   15% 16%
44% 50%   BTTS BTTS   69% 56%
44% 50%   Clean Sheets C S   23% 40%
20% 8%   Failed to Score F T   15% 16%
 
5 6   Corners for (avg) C F   5.2 5.8
4.8 3.8   Corners against (avg) C A   4.6 4.2
1.8 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 2.1
1 0   Red cards R C   2 3
 
15.7 18.5   Shots (avg) S (   14.8 15.8
6 6.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   6.2 6.2
31% 31%   Goal Efficiency G E   31% 32%
 
11.1 9.6   Shots against (avg) S A   12.6 11.6
3.4 3.4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.6 4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 27 19 6 2 56 21 14 10 4 0 32 9 13 9 2 2 24 12 35 63
2 Sevilla 27 15 10 2 39 18 13 10 3 0 28 11 14 5 7 2 11 7 21 55
3 Real Betis 26 14 4 8 48 32 13 7 2 4 25 15 13 7 2 4 23 17 16 46
4 Barcelona 25 12 9 4 46 28 12 8 2 2 27 13 13 4 7 2 19 15 18 45
5 Atletico Madrid 26 13 6 7 47 34 13 8 3 2 23 12 13 5 3 5 24 22 13 45
6 Real Sociedad 27 12 8 7 28 29 13 7 4 2 10 6 14 5 4 5 18 23 -1 44
7 Villarreal 27 11 9 7 47 26 14 8 4 2 34 14 13 3 5 5 13 12 21 42
8 Athletic Club 26 9 10 7 29 25 12 6 2 4 19 13 14 3 8 3 10 12 4 37
9 Valencia 27 9 9 9 41 43 14 5 6 3 22 18 13 4 3 6 19 25 -2 36
10 Osasuna 27 9 8 10 26 31 14 3 6 5 11 19 13 6 2 5 15 12 -5 35
11 Celta de Vigo 26 8 8 10 29 28 13 4 3 6 16 16 13 4 5 4 13 12 1 32
12 Espanyol 27 8 8 11 33 40 14 7 4 3 21 16 13 1 4 8 12 24 -7 32
13 Rayo Vallecano 25 9 4 12 28 30 13 8 2 3 20 9 12 1 2 9 8 21 -2 31
14 Elche 26 7 8 11 28 37 12 5 5 2 15 12 14 2 3 9 13 25 -9 29
15 Getafe 27 6 9 12 26 32 13 6 3 4 19 13 14 0 6 8 7 19 -6 27
16 Mallorca 26 6 8 12 23 41 14 4 6 4 13 14 12 2 2 8 10 27 -18 26
17 Granada 27 5 10 12 28 43 13 4 4 5 17 21 14 1 6 7 11 22 -15 25
18 Deportivo Alaves 27 5 7 15 21 44 14 4 4 6 10 15 13 1 3 9 11 29 -23 22
19 Cadiz 26 3 12 11 21 39 13 0 8 5 9 18 13 3 4 6 12 21 -18 21
20 Levante 26 3 9 14 28 51 13 2 6 5 16 21 13 1 3 9 12 30 -23 18
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris Saint Germain 27 19 5 3 56 24 13 12 1 0 31 7 14 7 4 3 25 17 32 62
2 Nice 27 15 5 7 38 21 14 7 3 4 18 14 13 8 2 3 20 7 17 49
3 Olympique Marseille 26 13 8 5 39 24 13 5 5 3 22 15 13 8 3 2 17 9 15 47
4 Rennes 26 13 4 9 51 25 13 9 1 3 31 9 13 4 3 6 20 16 26 43
5 Strasbourg 26 12 7 7 48 31 13 7 3 3 27 13 13 5 4 4 21 18 17 43
6 Olympique Lyonnais 27 11 9 7 38 33 14 7 5 2 23 14 13 4 4 5 15 19 5 41
7 Lens 27 11 7 9 42 38 14 6 5 3 23 15 13 5 2 6 19 23 4 40
8 Nantes 26 11 6 9 34 29 13 8 2 3 22 13 13 3 4 6 12 16 5 39
9 Lille 26 10 9 7 33 35 12 5 5 2 15 16 14 5 4 5 18 19 -2 39
10 Monaco 26 10 8 8 39 29 14 7 4 3 26 13 12 3 4 5 13 16 10 38
11 Montpellier 26 11 4 11 41 38 14 7 2 5 24 18 12 4 2 6 17 20 3 37
12 Brest 27 9 8 10 35 38 13 5 3 5 20 18 14 4 5 5 15 20 -3 35
13 Reims 26 7 10 9 30 30 12 4 4 4 17 12 14 3 6 5 13 18 0 31
14 Angers SCO 26 7 8 11 31 38 13 5 1 7 15 17 13 2 7 4 16 21 -7 29
15 Clermont 26 7 7 12 27 42 13 3 5 5 14 17 13 4 2 7 13 25 -15 28
16 Lorient 27 5 9 13 22 43 13 4 4 5 11 14 14 1 5 8 11 29 -21 24
17 Troyes 26 5 7 14 23 41 13 2 6 5 12 14 13 3 1 9 11 27 -18 22
18 Metz 26 4 10 12 25 45 13 1 5 7 15 25 13 3 5 5 10 20 -20 22
19 Saint-Etienne 26 5 7 14 27 50 13 2 5 6 16 26 13 3 2 8 11 24 -23 22
20 Bordeaux 26 4 10 12 38 63 13 2 5 6 20 25 13 2 5 6 18 38 -25 22

Real Madrid:
Paris Saint Germain:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris Saint Germain 27 19 5 3 56 24 13 12 1 0 31 7 14 7 4 3 25 17 32 62
2 Nice 27 15 5 7 38 21 14 7 3 4 18 14 13 8 2 3 20 7 17 49
3 Olympique Marseille 26 13 8 5 39 24 13 5 5 3 22 15 13 8 3 2 17 9 15 47
4 Rennes 26 13 4 9 51 25 13 9 1 3 31 9 13 4 3 6 20 16 26 43
5 Strasbourg 26 12 7 7 48 31 13 7 3 3 27 13 13 5 4 4 21 18 17 43
6 Olympique Lyonnais 27 11 9 7 38 33 14 7 5 2 23 14 13 4 4 5 15 19 5 41
7 Lens 27 11 7 9 42 38 14 6 5 3 23 15 13 5 2 6 19 23 4 40
8 Nantes 26 11 6 9 34 29 13 8 2 3 22 13 13 3 4 6 12 16 5 39
9 Lille 26 10 9 7 33 35 12 5 5 2 15 16 14 5 4 5 18 19 -2 39
10 Monaco 26 10 8 8 39 29 14 7 4 3 26 13 12 3 4 5 13 16 10 38
11 Montpellier 26 11 4 11 41 38 14 7 2 5 24 18 12 4 2 6 17 20 3 37
12 Brest 27 9 8 10 35 38 13 5 3 5 20 18 14 4 5 5 15 20 -3 35
13 Reims 26 7 10 9 30 30 12 4 4 4 17 12 14 3 6 5 13 18 0 31
14 Angers SCO 26 7 8 11 31 38 13 5 1 7 15 17 13 2 7 4 16 21 -7 29
15 Clermont 26 7 7 12 27 42 13 3 5 5 14 17 13 4 2 7 13 25 -15 28
16 Lorient 27 5 9 13 22 43 13 4 4 5 11 14 14 1 5 8 11 29 -21 24
17 Troyes 26 5 7 14 23 41 13 2 6 5 12 14 13 3 1 9 11 27 -18 22
18 Metz 26 4 10 12 25 45 13 1 5 7 15 25 13 3 5 5 10 20 -20 22
19 Saint-Etienne 26 5 7 14 27 50 13 2 5 6 16 26 13 3 2 8 11 24 -23 22
20 Bordeaux 26 4 10 12 38 63 13 2 5 6 20 25 13 2 5 6 18 38 -25 22

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