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Real Madrid to Host PSG in UEFA Champions League


Wed 09 Mar 2022 | 01:00 PM
Mohamed Helba

Real Madrid face a first-leg deficit as Paris Saint-Germain come to the Santiago Bernabéu for the second leg of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie with a lead to defend thanks to a late moment of inspiration from Kylian Mbappé.

The France international scored the only goal of the first game at the Parc des Princes four minutes into added time, giving Paris a narrow advantage they had looked unlikely to earn after Lionel Messi's penalty had earlier been saved by Thibaut Courtois.

Madrid eliminated Paris at this stage of the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League en route to winning the competition for the third year running, although the French club had come out on top in the two previous knockout ties between the clubs.

This season Paris were forced to settle for second place behind 2020/21 runners-up Manchester City in Group A, while Madrid held off Inter to claim first place in Group D.