Barcelona vs Paris Saint-Germain Predictions – Champions League – 16/04/2024
Paris Saint-Germain aim for a miracle against Barcelona in Camp Nou
Luis Enrique returns to the home of FC Barcelona for the first time as a club manager since leaving the post back in 2017. His Paris Saint-Germain side have an uphill task against the six-time champions of the UEFA Champions League, who are currently trailing 2-3.
It was a topsy-turvy quarter-final bout between both these sides, which began with Barcelona taking the lead, but PSG fought back valiantly. Despite goals from Ousmane Dembele and Vitinha putting them on level terms, Raphinha and Andreas Christensen restored the Catalonian side’s lead and are heading into this contest as the favourites to win it.
Barcelona vs Paris Saint-Germain: Prediction – Best Bets
Barcelona have dominated PSG over the years in this duel, which includes a famous 6-5 victory against Unai Emery’s PSG half-a-decade ago, which came while Enrique was at the helm of Barca. However, the stakes are entirely different now for both teams and the biggest challenge remains on whether or not the hosts can keep up their lead. Here’s how some of the popular betting websites are lining up their odds for this contest.
Here’s a list of matchmaking sites to refer to bet on this contest.
- Stake
- Parimatch
- 1xbet
Barcelona to win – Stake @ 2.21, BET HERE
While Barcelona do enter the contest as favourites, they aren’t outright running away with the contest, as PSG are not too far away from catching them. Stake is offering returns at 2.21 in case of a Barcelona win, while returns for a PSG win are slated at 3.00.
Both teams to score – Parimatch @ 1.45, BET HERE
Both Barcelona and PSG are equipped with terrific attacking talents who are bound to make their presence felt. The odds for both teams scoring in this contest are slated at 1.45 by Parimatch.
Total goals over 3.5 – 1xbet @ 2.26, BET HERE
The previous encounter between these sides saw five goals being scored and it will come as no surprise if both these teams go all-out against each other to create another goal-fest.
Barcelona vs Paris Saint-Germain Betting Bonus Offers
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Barcelona vs Paris Saint-Germain: Head to Head
Both these teams have a very even head-to-head record in the 17 meetings between them in the Champions League over the years. Barcelona have won five times, while PSG registered four wins.
Barcelona
FC Barcelona have a tricky outing next in the Champions League where they face Real Madrid, in what will be a title clincher if Madrid manage even a draw. However, winning the league from here is quite an uphill task and Xavi will have his eyes set on the Champions League, where the side stands a realistic chance of winning it for the seventh time. Having said that, the challenge won’t be any easy in the next two rounds and before that, they have to overcome a very stringent PSG unit.
PSG
The league is done and settled for PSG in France so their sole focus is going to be on this contest. Enrique’s side got plenty of rest between both these games as they had no Ligue 1 action in the weekend. However, this is the very ground where they previously faltered and let go of a 4-0 advantage and nothing is beyond the realms of possibilities. Dembele, who scored last time, returns to his former home for the first time since the summer move.
Barcelona vs Paris Saint-Germain – Where to Watch
The Barcelona vs Paris Saint-Germain UEFA Champions League clash will be available on cable and streaming across the world in multiple countries.
In India, you can watch it on the Sony Sports network on TV and the Sony LIV app/website for streaming.
You can also follow all the latest progress and live stats on the betting apps
- 1xBet
- Stake
- Parimatch
Barcelona vs Paris Saint-Germain – Key Points
- Barcelona have lost only two of their last nine matches against PSG in the knockout stages of this tournament.
- Andreas Christensen’s winner in Paris was the 50th goal scored in Barca-PSG matches, which closes the goal-scoring average to nearly three per match when these sides meet.
- If Barcelona qualify, this will be the 13th time they will be doing, and the first since the departure of Valverde.
- If PSG qualify, Enrique becomes the first former Barcelona manager to knock the Catalan side out of the tournament.
Barcelona are well positioned to beat Paris Saint-Germain
Not often have we said this in the past when these two teams met in this competition, but this time, the tide is very clear ahead of the game. Arsenal are the firm favourites to emerge victorious in this contest.
