PSG vs Man City Champions League Betting Tips

When two giant clubs play each other in the Champions League, it’s always a huge game. Well, this has almost a knockout game feel about it,  as it’s almost must win for both clubs, but it’s definitely MUST NOT LOSE.

 

With just two group games remaining, as it stands, PSG won’t even make the playoffs, and City hovering just one point above them, could really do with all three points too. PSG travel to Stuttgart in their final game which is no gimme, so they really need to take something from this game or they might miss out on the knockout stages of the Champions League. City host Club Brugge in their final game, so you’d have to fancy them to win that game, but a defeat in Paris would leave them sweating.

 

 

(Please note all odds are correct at time of publishing)

 

PSG 7/5 (Ladbrokes)

Draw 11/4 (Coral)

Man City 7/4 (BetFred)

 

As expected, the odds are very tight, with PSG being slight favourites being the home team. They do lead the French Ligue 1 table by 9 clear points, having won 14 and drawn 4 of their 18 games.

 

City went on the worst run they have been on for 18 years recently, but seem to have come out of that slump now. We think we can tentatively say that now. They won 2-0 at Leicester, battered West Ham 4-1 and crushed Salford 8-0 in the FA Cup. However, they then threw away a two goal lead at Brentford to draw 2-2, but destroyed Ipswich 6-0 on Sunday.

 

The PSG of last season with Mbappe were much stronger, but City were clearly much stronger too. Both clubs will know that a point is a decent result, meaning if they win their last game, they make the playoffs. Both sides will be desperate to win, but even more desperate to not lose. It could lead to an edgy, close game.

 

If you really want a winner, we’d lean towards City because we do think they have a better team. But we think the draw is the most likely outcome here.

 

 

Draw 0-0 16/1 (Bet365)

Draw 1-1 13/2 (BetFred)

Draw 2-2 10/1 (BetFred)

PSG 1-0 11/1 (BetFred)

PSG 2-0 14/1 (Bet365)

PSG 2-1 9/1 (Bet365)

Man City 1-0 12/1 (Bet365)

Man City 2-0 16/1 (BetFred)

Man City 2-1 9/1 (Bet365)

Man City 3-0 28/1 (BetFred)

Man City 3-1 18/1 (Bet365)

 

Bet365 and BetFred lead the way on correct scores. Whatever you pick, make sure you scout around for the best odds you can get. We always use Oddschecker to compare odds.

 

As we said above, we think both sides will be trying to avoid defeat. We can see a 1-1 draw here, so a small bet on that is advised at 13/2 with (BetFred).

 

 

Erling Haaland 7/2

Goncalo Ramos 5/1

Randal Kolo Muani 6/1

Bradley Barcola 6/1

Ousmane Dembele 7/1

Phil Foden 7/1

Savinho 9/1

Kevin de Bruyne 10/1

Jeremy Doku 12/1

Josko Gvardiol 20/1

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Team News

Has there ever been a greater impact on a team missing a player than on Man City missing Rodri? He helped City to another title last season, helped Spain to the Euros in the summer and helped himself to the Ballon d’Or…. But probably the greatest example of his influence and ability is when he is missing from the Man City team, because they rarely lose with him in it, and have had some horrific form with him out of it.

He misses this game, of course and almost certainly the rest of the season with a cruciate ligament tear. 

Ruben Dias was back on Sunday, ahead of schedule which is a big boost to the Cityzens. John Stones remains out.

PSG have no injury concerns but will not be able to field new signing Khvicha Kvaratskhelia until the knockout stages – should PSG make them – due to UEFA rules on registering players.