Paris Saint-Germain versus Real Madrid – today’s duel in the round of 16 of the Soccer Champions League (9 p.m., DAZN) not only has final potential, it is also explosive due to various protagonists. This is mainly due to two players in PSG jerseys. One is star striker Kylian Mbappe, for whom Real tried vehemently and in vain in the summer. The other is the ailing defender Sergio Ramos, who succumbed to the lure of money after 16 years with the Madrilenians and joined the Seine. The 35-year-old has only played four competitive games for PSG since the transfer in the summer of 2021 due to various injuries, and this time too the 180-time Spanish team player seems unlikely to play due to a calf injury.
Austria’s team captain David Alaba, who wants to win the “premier class” with Real, is in top form. “Together we can achieve great things,” believes the 29-year-old from Vienna. In the end, however, things did not go according to plan for his team. Only one of the recent four matches was won. In the Cup, they lost out to Bilbao, and the leaders in the Primera Division recently lost 0-0 at Villarreal.
Manchester City, the dominating leaders in England, go into the encounter with Sporting CP as big favorites.
Source: Nachrichten
