Showdown on Europe’s biggest football stage: in Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain, two giants duel on Wednesday evening to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League (9 p.m., DAZN). Both teams go into the match at the Santiago Bernabeu with great confidence. “We will play the game the fans expect from us,” said Real coach Carlo Ancelotti, who has to catch up with his team from the first leg. PSG superstar Neymar was excited about the decision: “It’s a game that everyone wants to play. You have to
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The sovereign leaders of the French championship had won the round of 16 first leg 1-0 thanks to a goal by Mbappé in the fourth minute of added time. The France international has scored 24 goals and provided 17 assists in all competitions this season. His contract with PSG expires at the end of this season, Real Madrid is being discussed as a possible new employer – the game is also explosive against this background. In the second game on Wednesday evening, Manchester City want to defend their clear lead from the first leg.
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In the 5-0 first leg in Lisbon, the English champions didn’t give the Portuguese a chance. Before the second leg, however, coach Pep Guardiola warned against taking Sporting lightly: “If the players are not focused, we will have a problem,” said Guardiola. With City, the ex-Bayern title is aiming for the first triumph in the premier class in club history, after failing last year in the final at Chelsea.
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