After a week’s worth of wait that felt like an eternity, the second-leg of Barcelona vs PSG is finally ready to kick-off at the Olympic Montjuic Stadium. The Catalans have a 2-3 advantage from the first-leg, and will be hoping to treat their fans to another win today.
There is one major change to the starting lineup that won at the Parc des Princes. With Sergi Roberto suspended, Xavi has opted to go for Pedri in midfield, starting alongside Frenkie de Jong and Ilkay Gundogan.
The attack remains unchanged. Robert Lewandowski leads the line after putting in an absolute masterclass shift in the first-leg.
Man of the Match from the game, Raphinha takes his spot as the left-winger, while Lamine Yamal has been given the onus to start as the right-winger once again.
Jules Kounde will likely deal with Kylian Mbappe’s threat from the right-back position, while Joao Cancelo retains his spot as the left-back.
Pau Cubarsi played 90 minutes against Cadiz on the weekend, but is unquestionably a part of the starting lineup for this game, taking his place as one of the centre-backs, alongside Ronald Araujo.
These two will have the onus of screening Marc-Andre ter Stegen, who was subpar in the first-leg.
Confirmed Barça XI: ter Stegen; Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Cancelo; Gundogan, de Jong, Pedri; Yamal, Lewandowski, Raphinha
