PSG vs Bayern: Champions League previewIt’s a repeat of the 2020 final, when Bayern lifted the trophy after a 1-0 win, and the wait for a first Champions League title goes on for the all-star PSG side. The Ligue 1 leaders have lost to Marseille and Monaco in the past week, with doubts over the fitness of Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe doing little to raise confidence either. Bayern have snapped a run of four straight draws with a couple of recent wins, though they are just one point clear at the top of the Bundesliga.
Date, kick-off time and venuePSG vs Bayern Munich is scheduled for an 8pm GMT kick-off on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. The match will take place at the Parc des Princes. Where to watch PSG vs Bayern MunichTV channel: In the UK, the match will be televised live on BT Sport 2, with coverage starting at 7. 15pm. Live stream: Fans can also catch the game live online via the BT Sport app and website. Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog. PSG edged past Bayern on away goals in the quarter-finals two years ago / Getty ImagesPSG vs Bayern Munich team newsPSG are sweating over the fitness of Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe for Tuesday night’s first leg.
Messi is battling a muscle injury, one that kept him out of the defeat to Monaco over the weekend, while Mbappe has only just returned to training as he steps up his recovery from a hamstring injury picked up at the start of the month. Thomas Muller is a slight doubt for Bayern after he was forced off at the weekend with injury, though the German has since insisted it is “not serious”. Joshua Kimmich is back and available after suspension and Joao Cancelo could make his first Champions League start for the club, but Sadio Mane remains out. PSG vs Bayern Munich predictionNeither of these two sides are at their peak, with Bayern firmly in a Bundesliga title race and PSG only winning two of their past five Ligue 1 matches.
PSG vs Bayern Munich: Messi and Co host Bayern in Champions League, TV, KO timeFrench obsession Published: 17:39 ET, Feb 13 2023Updated: 17:51 ET, Feb 13 2023FRENCH champions PSG host German giants Bayern Munich in the first leg of a blockbuster Champions League last 16 tie at the Parc de Princes. The Parisians are looking to win their first Champions League title and came close when they lost 1-0 to Bayern in the 2020 final. 2Achraf Hakimi in action for PSG in their 2-1 win over Toulouse. Credit: Getty 2Leroy Sane in action for Bayern during their recent 3-1 win over Wolfsburg. Credit: Getty Christophe Galtier's side finished runners up in Group H which contained Benfica, Juventus and Maccabi Haifa.
With Lionel Messi amongst the ranks and playing some of the best football of his career, PSG will be hoping this is their year. PSG knocked Bayern out of the Champions League on away goals in 2021 after the tie finished 3-3 on aggregate. Bayern topped Group C which contained Barcelona, Inter Milan and Viktoria Plzen winning all six of their matches. Julian Nagelsmann's men will be hoping to get their hands on the trophy for the first time since 2020 and seventh time in the clubs history.