Please, try again later
The omens certainly aren’t good for United. Four of the last five two-legged encounters between teams from England and France in the Champions League knockout phase have seen the French side progress. On top of that, none of the last six English sides to face Paris SG at the Parc des Princes have won. While Solskjaer is seen as a breath of fresh air, the only English team to prevail away from home versus PSG were José Mourinho’s Chelsea in September 2004 (3-0).
PSG have scored 35 goals in their last 10 Champions League home games but haven’t kept a clean sheet in each of the last five. They’ve seen both teams score in 10 of their last 11 matches in this competition, which should lead to a high scoring game here. The Red Devils have shown an attacking spark under Solskjaer, having scored six times in the last week alone.
Manchester United fell 0 – 2 at home in the first leg of this tie and sure they will be underdogs going into the game as PSG are not known to lose too many home matches. In 20 home matches across all competitions this season, PSG have lost one and drawn one match. All the remaining have been wins. They head to this game on the back of eight straight wins and they have lost just two matches in the last 33 matches. Their only loss in the Champions League this season came against Liverpool, and they are on six unbeaten matches in the Champions League ahead of this clash. In 31 home matches in the Champions League, PSG have lost just two – both against Spanish sides (Real Madrid and Barcelona). Manchester United have a draw and two wins since their loss to PSG and will be looking to overturn the deficit when they get to Paris. However, they have been shaky in their recent matches and have not been as fluid when they meet bigger teams in the Premier League and Champions League. They have three losses this season in the Champions League and the last two have come back to back. In the last five matches in the competition, United have managed just one clean sheet and they have just eight wins in their last 20 away matches in the Champions League. This will be only the second meeting in competitive action between the two sides. In an earlier preseason meeting, PSG won 2 – 0.