UCL: Tuesday is the day for a come back- PSG Manager ahead of Barca clash

Paris St-Germain manager Luis Enrique believes his side are in a great position to overcome their first-leg deficit against Barcelona and reach the Champions League semi-finals.

“PSG have never come back to win after losing a first leg, but [Tuesday] is the day,” said Luis Enrique.

“We have a very united group of players, in which there are no egos.”

Enrique won the Treble in 2014-15, one of his three seasons as Barcelona manager.

He was also in charge when the Spanish champions beat PSG 6-1 to overturn a 4-0 first-leg defeat in the last 16 in 2017.

Five-time winners Barcelona are aiming to reach the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in five years.

“We’re not a team that will sit on our lead, we want to take the ball off PSG and win the game,” said manager Xavi.

“It’s the Champions League, it’s Paris, and a game in which no one will be holding back.”

Barcelona will be without Andreas Christensen and Sergio Roberto who are both suspended.

PSG right-back Achraf Hakimi could return after being suspended from the first leg.

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• Paris St-Germain have played Barcelona (14 times) more than any other opponent in European competitions. PSG’s record against the Spanish champions is W4, D4, L6.

• There have been 127 occasions when a team suffered a 3-2 home defeat in the first leg of a two-legged Uefa European knockout tie. Only six have ever recovered to progress.
• Xavi and Luis Enrique were teammates for Barcelona and Spain. Luis Enrique’s first season as Barca manager was Xavi’s final campaign at the club as a player (2014/15), with the club winning the treble of Champions League, La Liga and Copa del Rey.