39
21:40
Tooor for Paris Saint-Germain, 0: 1 by Kylian Mbappé
This time it’s the hit that counts! Dani Carvajal loses the ball on the opponent’s sixteen and the ball reaches Neymar via Verratti. The Brazilian switches at lightning speed and plays an ingenious through ball into Mbappé’s run with the first contact. The Frenchman goes to the last defender Alaba and since he hesitates a little, Mbappé simply slams the ball flat into the left corner from 15 meters. Courtois doesn’t look all that great there, but that was a decent pound too.
37
21:39
Benzema again! Real settles in front and Dani Carvajal lays back to Toni Kroos on the right. The 32-year-old uses his free space to throw a perfect cross at the Frenchman’s head, who nods past from ten meters to the right.
35
21:37
In return, Real comes to an end again. Benzema’s header from the back move is easy prey for Donnarumma.
34
21:36
PSG leads! Or not? Nuno Mendes is sent to the baseline on the left, puts it back on Mbappé and he hits the short corner dry from eight meters. But the jubilation is short-lived. The VAR intervenes immediately and clarifies. that Mendes was just offside when playing the ball on the flank.
32
21:34
Is that strong! Messi and Neymar wet the entire Real defense in a confined space and the Argentine suddenly appeared in front of Courtois. With a lot of feeling he shovels the ball over the keeper from a tight angle, but just misses the far corner. Nacho hits the ball out of harm’s way.
30
21:30
After half an hour, the draw is okay overall. Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain are delivering an exciting and high-quality match here with good opportunities for both sides.
27
21:29
Alaba pushes up to the opposing five and uses carelessness from Kimpembe to make a flat cross at the five. In the middle, however, there is no colleague ready and Paris can clarify.
25
21:27
Now the hosts again! Modrić is knocked down 30 yards from goal but referee Makkelie lets the advantage run as Benzema gets the ball. The Frenchman takes his measurements, pulls the trigger immediately and misses the right gable by just centimeters!
22
21:24
Paris is getting closer and closer. Via Verratti and Mbappé, the leather comes to Neymar on the edge of the penalty area, who takes another step and then fires flat on the right corner with his left. Again Courtois has to get down very quickly and this time the Belgian does it well and holds the ball.
20
21:22
PSG bought a bit of the guts from Real in the last few minutes and once again combined themselves into the home side’s penalty area. Neymar’s shot from 14 meters is blocked, a little later Paredes fires clearly over it from the back.
18
21:20
Nuno Mendes gets something on his ankle in a duel with Marco Asensio and has to be treated on the pitch. After a short break, the Portuguese can obviously continue.
16
21:17
Suddenly the guests have the upper hand here for the first time and Modrić has to clear his own five in dire straits for a corner. However, nothing will come of it.
14
21:16
Mbappe again! PSG uses the spaces that offensive Madrilenians give them better and better and comes up with the next big opportunity. Mbappé has hurried again and appears on the left pentagon. However, the finish is a bit uninspired and Courtois easily parries by just standing still.
13
21:14
Real is very different here than in the first leg. The Spaniards work aggressively against the ball and keep winning it. Now Kroos is stealing the leather from Neymar and serving for Dani Carvajal, who clearly warps from 22 meters.
10
21:12
Paris has now survived the first phase of pressure from Blancos and is now much better in the game.
8th
21:11
First chance for PSG! Messi conquers the ball in his own penalty area and then it’s lightning fast. Neymar plays from his own half into the run of the lightning-fast Mbappé, who pulls into the box from the left and pulls flat from an acute angle. Courtois dives quickly and lands the ball.
7
21:09
Leandro Paredes (Paris Saint Germain) is shown a yellow card.
Paredes complains so penetratingly early in the game that Makkelie gives him a warning.
5
21:06
Real has big plans here and is stepping on the gas. The hosts don’t let Paris rest for a second and win one ball after the other. Vinícius Júnior sets the pace on the left and finds Marco Asensio with his cross on the second post, whose direct acceptance is blocked.
3
21:04
Nacho does indeed fill the Mendy position for the home side, with Alaba staying alongside Eder Militão in central defence.
2
21:03
Cheered on by almost 60,000 spectators, Madrid immediately gets going! After a bad pass from Kimpembe, the first attack rolls down the right and Dani Carvajal’s low cross finds Benzema on the eleven, but he cannot control the ball.
1
21:01
The ball rolls! As usual, Real play in white, while Paris wears blue.
20:58
The game will be officiated by the Dutch team led by experienced FIFA referee Danny Makkelie. The referees have already entered the pitch together with the teams and the Champions League anthem is currently being played in the Bernabéu. It’s about to start with this giant duel between Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain!
20:31
Unlike Real, PSG have not shone in the weeks since the first leg in the domestic league. First there was a 3-1 defeat in Nantes and then the dress rehearsal for today’s match in Nice went 0-1 at the weekend. Mauricio Pochettino knows perfectly well that his team will have to perform differently in Madrid to stand a chance. “We’re going to try to play our own game. We know we have to be very focused,” said Pochettino, who left no doubt about what his team’s at stake this season: “This is the competition that everyone wants to win our fans and players deserve.”
20:14
The hosts have recently shown themselves to be well prepared for today’s premier class cracker. In the league, Real have won all three games since the first leg in Paris and are therefore clearly still on the master’s course. Most recently, the Blancos won the top game against Real Sociedad San Sebastian 4-1 after falling behind. Coach Ancelotti sees his team on the right track. “We’ve been working hard on the physical aspects of our game over the past three weeks. We didn’t play well in Paris but we’re confident and believe we can do well today,” said the hosts’ Italy coach.
20:00
With the guests, striker Mbappé got fit in time after receiving a hit on his foot in training on Monday and was out for two days and stormed alongside Lionel Messi and Neymar. Achraf Hakimi has also reported fit and pushed Thilo Kehrer back onto the bench. Leandro Paredes is preferred to Idrissa Gueye in midfield, allowing Marco Verratti to play a slightly more attacking role.
20:00
Regarding the line-ups: Real coach Carlo Ancelotti has to replace two players today, Casemiro and Ferland Mendy, who are missing due to a yellow card suspension. The last questionable Toni Kroos and Federico Valverde can play for this and together with Luka Modrić they form the Blancos midfield. Nacho takes over for Mendy in the back line, while Marco Asensio and Vinícius Júnior start alongside Karim Benzema.
19:57
For more than 90 minutes in the first leg, the Real defense held tight against superior Parisians and even survived a penalty missed by Lionel Messi when Kylian Mbappé rewarded his team in added time. Even without an away goals rule, the guests go into this second leg with an advantage.
19:56
Hello and welcome to the Champions League round of 16 between Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain! After the 1-0 home win of the French in the first leg, the second leg will take place at the Santiago Bernabéu at 9 p.m.!