Paris Saint-Germain vs. Bayern Munich: UEFA Champions League CONFIRMED line-ups, match stats and LIVE blog!
Holders Bayern Munich won 1-0 on the night, but exited the UEFA Champions League on away goals after their quarter-final tie with Paris Saint-Germain ended 3-3 on aggregate.
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Lewandowski told Sky Sports over the weekend he won't be taking any risks after sitting out last week's 3-2 loss in Munich with a knee injury sustained on international duty with Poland. The 2020 FIFA Best Men's Player would be a loss for any side - he was instrumental in Bayern’s clean sweep of six trophies in the last year and has been in imperious form again this campaign with a personal best haul of 35 goals in the Bundesliga - but the European champions have the means to cope. Former PSG striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Thomas Müller were on target in the first leg - a game which Bayern could have won by a landslide after rattling off 31 attempts on goal. Leroy Sane began Saturday's 1-1 draw with Union Berlin on the bench, with Alphonso Davies another regular afforded a full recharge over the weekend due to a domestic suspension. Niklas Süle and Serge Gnabry are definitely out, but head coach Hansi Flick does name Kingsley Coman and Jerome Boateng in his starting line-up following minor injury complaints. Lucas Hernandez also makes the grade, but Leon Goretzka is not involved, despite travelling. Jamal Musiala, who scored his fifth competitive goal of the campaign against Union, is on the bench ahead of a match Bayern need to win by two clear goals to progress to the semi-finals.
PSG have personnel troubles of their own. The difference between a fortuitous win and a heavy loss in Munich, first-choice goalkeeper Keylor Navas was substituted off early in the defending Ligue 1 champions' 4-1 win at Strasbourg on Saturday, but is passed fit to start. Influential defender Marquinhos isn't involved due to a groin injury sustained in the first leg, while left-back Layvin Kurzawa is another big miss. With Juan Bernat out, former Mainz and Borussia Dortmund man Abdou Diallo has the unenviable task of trying to stop Bayern No.10 Sane. Alessandro Florenzi is the preferred option on the opposite flank, but has to settle for a place on the bench after only returning to training this past weekend. The same applies to Marco Verratti, meaning Idrissa Gueye partners the returning Leandro Paredes in central midfield. Germany international Julian Draxler started at the Allianz Arena, and continues alongside Neymar and Angel Di Maria in an attacking three behind Kylian Mbappe sure to be feeling the weight of PSG's past Champions League knockout exists against the likes of Chelsea, Barcelona and Manchester United.
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Match stats
- Lewandowski had scored 42 goals at a rate of one every 72 minutes in all competitions before his recent knee injury.
- Bayern had 31 shots to PSG's six in last Wednesday's first leg, 12 of which were on target.
- Joshua Kimmich created 10 chances in that first game, the most in a Champions League quarter-final since Mesut Özil for Real Madrid against Tottenham Hotspur in April 2012.
- Bayern beat PSG 1-0 in the final of last season's competition, with former Paris academy graduate Coman heading home the winner in Lisbon.
- Defending champions Bayern have been crowned kings of Europe six times. PSG's run to last year's final was their best ever result.
- As well as Coman, Choupo-Moting and Tanguy Nianzou are former PSG players. In Draxler, Diallo, Thilo Kehrer and Bernat, Paris have four with Bundesliga experience.
Line-ups
PSG: Navas - Dagba, Danilo, Kimpembe (c), Diallo (Bakker 58') - Gueye, Paredes - Di Maria (Herrera 87'), Neymar, Draxler (Kean 73') - Mbappe
Unused subs: Rico, Saidani, Kehrer, Verratti, Rafinha, Sarabia, Florenzi, Pembele, Nagera
Out: Bernat (knee), Icardi (thigh), Kurzawa (calf), Marquinhos (groin)
Coach: Mauricio Pochettino
Bayern: Neuer (c) - Pavard, Boateng, Hernandez, Davies (Musiala 71) - Kimmich, Alaba - Sane, Müller, Coman - Choupo-Moting (Martinez 85')
Unused subs: Nübel, Sarr, Nianzou, Stanisic, Zaiser
Out: Costa (metatarsal), Gnabry (not included), Hoffmann (knee), Lewandowski (knee), Roca (knock), Süle (thigh), Tolisso (thigh)
Coach: Hansi Flick
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