PSG vs. Juventus: Preview and betting tips

The new edition of the Champions League is here and the very first day of play will offer a very spicy duel when Juventus visit Paris to take on the star-studded squad of coach Christopher Galtier. Ángel Di María, who has spent 7 long years at PSG, will be looking forward to the match, but due to an injury he will not be on the pitch.

Leonardo Bonucci is aware of the Argentine winger’s qualities. “Not having Ángel is a big loss,” he said at the press conference. ” Ángel? He was feeling better on Sunday, but we won’t take any risks.”

But otherwise, virtually all the important players on both sides are fit and we can look forward to a clash that will tell us a lot. After all, these are the two biggest favourites to qualify for the spring play-offs. But to write Benfica off would be foolish!

But PSG are the absolute favourites. If we compare the two line-ups, except perhaps for Manuel Locatelli, it would be very difficult for an Old Lady player to force his way into the starting line-up of the Parisian side.

Of course, this corresponds to the odds for the home team to win, which are around 1.35. But if we look back in time, it was exactly the opposite. Juventus have won all 7 of their encounters. Only, apart from one irrelevant duel from 2017, these are matches from the last millennium.

Now, however, everything is different and PSG are in great form, having rolled one opponent after another, apart from a draw with Monaco, having already scored 28 goals since the start of this season, while needing only 7 matches to do so.

Juventus have only won twice in 5 league games, but the Italian side boasts a very solid defence that has only conceded two goals. The central figure of this success is Bremer, who most often plays with Danilo. However, the Brazilian stoppers will now have to guard the star trio of Neymar – Messi – Mbappé.

Of course, Juventus’ defence is solid, but PSG’s attacking power is great, so I personally would lean more towards a home win, which could be by more than one goal. “The players love this competition.”

Mbappé, Neymar and others will want to show off and carry the great results from Ligue 1 into the Champions League, so a higher PSG win makes sense for a bet on this match.

Source: UEFA, Whoscored