Original title: CCTV live broadcast! Messi PK Mbappe in €1.68bn showdown as Champions League knockout rounds come to a close!
The Champions League resumes this week, with Barcelona hosting Paris in the first matchday of the tournament. Barcelona is currently in 3rd place in La Liga, while Paris is in 2nd place in Ligue 1. With a combined value of 1.68 billion euros, the two teams will clash head-to-head, who will be able to get the upper hand in the two-legged knockout round?
Barcelona have had a very impressive run of play since entering 2021. They made it seven wins in a row in La Liga last weekend with a home win over Alaves. Lionel Messi's form has also started to improve rapidly since entering 2021, scoring 10 goals and assisting 3 times in all 9 games in 2021. Aside from Messi, the rest of Barcelona's players are also getting better, with their only problem being a lack of players in the back line.
Paris Saint-Germain has not shown a crushing advantage in Ligue 1 this season, and the team has lost five games so far this season, temporarily ranking second in the standings. In this important battle against Barcelona, the team's core Neymar will not be able to play, which will be a big loss for their strength. Mbappe will take up the team's offense, and his head-to-head battle with Messi will be a major attraction in this game.
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Long before this game, Big Paris began to interfere with Messi through the media, the French media all kinds of reports about Messi's possible transfer to Big Paris, which made Barcelona and Messi's side very angry. In this head-to-head match between Barcelona and Paris, Messi will use his performance to counter these rumors. Messi has scored 4 goals and 1 assist in a total of 8 encounters with Paris.
The two teams have had a total of eight meetings in the Champions League, Barcelona 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses to prevail, of which in the four games played at home, Barcelona 3 wins and 1 draw to maintain an undefeated record. The last time the two teams met was in 2017, when Barcelona completed a stunning 6-1 reversal at home to eliminate Paris to advance. From the analysis of the recent situation of the two sides and head-to-head records, this game Barcelona to occupy a certain advantage.
The match will be broadcast live on CCTV Sports at 4:00 am on February 17th. Will Barcelona continue their strong play? Will Paris get the upper hand on the road? Fans who support the two teams, remember to be on time for this exciting Champions League knockout match.
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