Paris Saint-Germain Form and Squad
Luis Enrique's team did not experience any particular problems in their Champions League quarter-final against Liverpool (4:0 on aggregate), although the second leg at Anfield did not go according to the hosts' plan. In England they allowed 1.97 xGA and kept a clean sheet only thanks to the heroics of Safonov — he made six saves and prevented 0.79 expected goals with his actions. Last week Paris Saint-Germain calmly beat Ligue 1 relegation candidates Nantes and Angers (both 3:0) — routine victories that were to be expected, given the difference in quality. However, Luis Enrique's side have not faced a consistently elite opponent for a long time. Even the recent defeat to Lyon (1:2), whose form is far from ideal, exposed Paris Saint-Germain's weaknesses: Olympique needed just 0.62 xG and 23% possession to win away. Against a formidable rival there will be no room for repeat mistakes.
Key Paris Saint-Germain numbers:
Since 25 February the hosts have failed to win three of seven home matches. They conceded a total of 10 goals in those games.
Paris Saint-Germain have lost five Champions League meetings in a row against Bayern Munich.
Only three Paris Saint-Germain players are in the top 30 scorers of the current Champions League. One of them is Vitinha (6+1), who is unavailable through injury.
Potential Paris Saint-Germain Lineup (4-3-3)
Matvey Safonov — Nuno Mendes, Willian Pacho, Marquinhos, Achraf Hakimi — Warren Zaire-Emery, Lucas Beraldo, Joao Neves — Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Ousmane Dembele, Desire Doue.
Out of squad: Vitinha (injury).
Bayern Munich Form and Squad
The Munich club became the first champions in Europe's top five leagues this season — they secured the Bundesliga title in the previous round at home against Stuttgart (4:2). On Saturday Bayern Munich produced another top performance, coming back from 0:3 away to Mainz 05 to win 4:3. Kompany intelligently changed tactics with targeted substitutions — Olise, Musiala and Kane all scored after coming off the bench, and all four goals came within half an hour of the second half. This victory extended the Munich side's unbeaten run to 19 matches — they have not lost since 24 January. That slip against Augsburg (1:2) was only their second defeat of the season — before that Bayern Munich had lost only away to in-form Arsenal in November (1:3).
Key Bayern Munich numbers:
The Munich side have recorded nine wins in a row. In seven of those matches they scored three or more goals.
Bayern Munich have broken the Bundesliga scoring record. They have 113 goals in 31 German league matches.
Kane, Diaz and Olise have combined for 22 goals and 11 assists in the Champions League. This is the most productive trio in the tournament.
Potential Bayern Munich Lineup (4-2-3-1)
Manuel Neuer — Konrad Laimer, Jonathan Tah, Dayot Upamecano, Josip Stanisic — Aleksandar Pavlovic, Joshua Kimmich — Luis Diaz, Jamal Musiala, Michael Olise — Harry Kane.
Out of squad: Tom Bischoff, Serge Gnabry, Lennart Karl, Sven Ulreich (all injured).
