PSG – Manchester City. Forecast and announcement for the Champions League match

On January 22, the match of the 7th round of the Champions League will be held at the Parc des Princes, in which PSG will meet with Manchester City. The match will start at 22:00 Kyiv time.

PSG

The team has been dominating French football for a long time, albeit not completely unconditionally (we remember the successes of Monaco and Lille). Nothing in this regard is changing now, despite all the disagreements between the coach and Kolo-Muana with Dembele and the unresolved issue of the main goalkeeper. The first title of this season, the French Super Cup, has already been taken, and in Ligue 1 they have increased their distance from all pursuers. But at the same time, the situation in the Champions League has become threatening for the French. After the victory over Girona, taken only due to the blunder of the goalkeeper at the end of the match, there was only a draw with PSV, with defeats by Arsenal, Atlético and Bayern. And only due to the victory over Red Bull Salzburg, there are still chances to reach the playoffs – but for this it is desirable to win against the English.

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Manchester City

The club finally won the Champions League in 2023. And in the Premier League, Guardiola established dominance, taking another title there in the spring. But now the citizens are faced with an unprecedented challenge: at the end of 2024 there was one victory in 13 matches in all tournaments. This was also reflected in the Champions League. There, in general, one of the favorites won only against clear outsiders, Sparta and Slovan. The club started with a goalless draw against Inter, and in November-December there were defeats on the road, Sporting and Juventus, and with Feyenoord at home in the last 20 minutes, the Dutch were allowed to win back with 3:0. As a result, there is still no confidence that it will be possible to play in the playoffs – it is desirable to take points in France.

Statistics of personal meetings

A total of 7 head-to-head matches were played, and, losing only once, the English won 4. The last time the giants met at the group stage was in 2021, and they won head-to-head at home.

Forecast

Bookmakers are waiting for a spectacular confrontation with the advantage of the Parisians. But it is important not to lose to both of them – we bet on a total of less than 3.0 goals (coefficient – 1.82).