Hiram Moreno
The Champions League, the most important club tournament in the world, is back after its winter break and the first leg matches will begin on February 14, with one of the first matches being the interesting PSG vs Bayern Munich. Both teams are used to dominate their respective domestic leagues and have an abysmal difference compared to the other teams in their leagues. For this reason, this game could well have been a Champions League Final.
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Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the PSG vs Bayern Munich Champions League Round of 16 First Leg Game on February 14, 2023
- Where: Parc des Princes, Paris, France
- When: Tuesday, February 14, 2023, 3:00 PM E.T.
- Moneyline: PSG (+180) / Tie (+280) / Bayern Munich (+145)
- Asian Handicap: PSG (AH 0, +105) / Bayern Munich (AH 0, -125)
- Over/Under (3): Over (-125) / Under (+104)
- Both teams score: Yes (-210) / No (+165).
Odds provided by Unibet.
Betting on Paris Saint-Germain
PSG comes into this match in the midst of a severe crisis, not only in terms of results, as it was recently reported that the dressing room is in turmoil due to the team’s recent performance. The Parisian team comes into this match after losing its last two official games, losing 2-1 to Marseille in the Coupe de France and 3-1 to Monaco on the previous matchday of Ligue 1.
They will participate in this instance after finishing second in their group with a total of 14 points from four wins and two draws. Not finishing as group leaders had detrimental results for them, since now they will face Bayern Munich again. The two clubs have faced three times in this decade (one win, two losses), and this clash will not be any easier considering that Kylian Mbappé will miss the first leg because of his recent injury along with Nordi Mukiele.
Possible lineup (4-3-1-2): Gianluigi Donnarumma; Achraf Hakimi, Sergio Ramos, Marquinhos, Nuno Mendes; Marco Verrati, Danilo Pereira, Carlos Soler; Vitinha; Neymar, Lionel Messi.
Bayern Munich Preview
Bayern Munich also experienced its own turbulence in 2023, starting the year with three consecutive Bundesliga draws that saw their gap to their chasers in the table narrow but the Bavarians managed to get back on track and come into the first leg having won their last three gamesscoring at least three goals in each of them.
It is also important to highlight that Bayern reached the round of 16 after advancing through the group stage of this Champions League without any setbacks, being the only team with a perfect record in the tournamentThis is despite having played against the likes of Barcelona and Inter Milan, which serves to evaluate how strong they have been in the competition.
The only notable absentee is Senegal’s Sadio Mané. Manuel Neuer and Lucas Hernandez are also out through injury, but the club will debut its winter signings Yann Sommer and Joao Cancelo in this Champions League, who arrived precisely to take the place of the former first-team regulars.
Possible Lineup (4-2-3-1): Yann Sommer; Joao Cancelo, Benjamind Pavard, Matthijs de Ligt, Alphonso Davies; Leon Goretzka, Joshua Kimmich; Serge Gnabry, Jamal Musiala, Leroy Sané; Thomas Müller.
JefeBet Prediction
It is worth mentioning that only Napoli have scored more goals in this Champions League than Bayern, and the Bavarians are tied as the club that has allowed the fewest goals so far, with just two.
The away team’s losses may be significant, but the management did a good job of filling those absences with players of a high level. The same cannot be said of PSG, who, without Mbappé, will need their best players against an opponent who is a serious candidate to win the title.
Considering that the home team is not going through its best moment and the absences they will have to deal with, it would not be surprising to see Bayern return home with an advantage, even if it is minimal. In fact, they won by 0-1 in their last two visits to this venue.
Prediction: Bayern Moneyline (PSG 1 – BAY 2)
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