Both Barcelona and Atlético would maintain their one-goal advantage
Two quarter-final duels in the football Champions League will be completed on Tuesday night, when FC Barcelona at home and Atlético Madrid need to maintain their one-goal lead gained last week in order to advance.
Barca beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-2 in the French capital last Wednesday in a superb match and if they can maintain their unbeaten run since January 27 on Tuesday, they will reach the semi-finals, which they last achieved in 2019.
At the same time, PSG won 4-1 in their last away game in Barcelona, in a memorable match in the 2021 round of 16 – also thanks to Kylian Mbappé’s hat-trick – which laid the foundation for their subsequent promotion.
On Tuesday night, Xavi Hernández, the head coach of the Catalans, cannot count on Alejandro Balder, Andreas Christensen, Gaviro and Sergi Roberto, while on the other side, Luis Enrique will be without Layvin Kurzawa and goalkeeper Sergio Rico in addition to the recovering Presnel Kimpembe.
As for the record of the two teams against each other, last week was Barcelona’s fifth success against PSG in the stakes match, and the French have beaten the rival four times so far, with whom they have drawn the same number of times.