El Cashico tie ends in score draw as Wolfsburg stun Real Madrid
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– PSG and Man City played out a 2-2 draw in France.
– PSG to miss two key players in the second tie
– In the other quarter-final clash, Wolfsburg secured a 2 – 0 win over Real Madrid.
Read our live coverage and game preview below
Man City face a very tough task in their first very Champions League quarter-final as they travel to Paris to face fellow mega-rich club PSG.
Reaching the quarter-final of Europe’s top competition is seen as a formality for these two teams after spending close to one billion on their respectively assembled squads.
An Abu Dhabi took over Man City in July 2009 before a Qatari investment group took over PSG in January 2011 as the two teams flexed their financial muscle to reach the top.
Both Manuel Pellegrini and Laurent Blanc (managers of both teams) have rejected that this match is a clash of the super rich.
While Man City are in their first ever quarter-final, PSG have gotten to this stage in each of the last three seasons only to be knocked out by first Barcelona, Chelsea and then Barcelona once again.
Marco Verratti and Javier Pastore missed the 4-1 win over Nice on the weekend and are still recovering from injuries, so may miss out here. Angel Di Maria also missed that one but could make a return.
Vincent Kompany is suffering from calf injury, while Yaya Toure is struggling with a knee problem. Both could miss the quarter-final tie.
Raheem Sterling will also miss the game due to the groin strain he suffered in the Manchester derby, while Fabian Delph is touch and go with his own calf injury.
On the plus side, Kevin De Bruyne, Joe Hart and Samir Nasri will be fit to make the trip after making their returns from injuries.
Kick off: 7.45 pm
Venue: Parc des Princes
In the other quarter-final clash, Wolfsburg welcome Real Madrid to the Volkswagen arena in what should be a straight forward win for Los Blancos.
Real Madrid XI v Wolfsburg: Navas, Danilo, Pepe, Ramos, Marcelo, Casemiro, Modric, Kroos, Bale, Ronaldo, Benzema
Wolfsburg XI v Real Madrid: Benaglio; Vieirinha, Naldo, Dante, RodrÃguez; Guilavogui, Gustavo, Henrique, Arnold, Draxler; Schurrle
Manchester City XI v PSG: Hart, Sagna, Otamendi, Mangala, Clichy, Fernando, Fernandinho, Navas, Silva, De Bruyne, Aguero
PSG XI v Manchester City-Trapp, Aurier, Thiago Silva, David Luiz, Maxwell, Motta, Rabiot, Matuidi, Di Maria, Ibrahimovic, Cavani
90+3′ FT: PSG 2 – 2 Man City, Wolfsburg 2 – 0 Real Madrid.
90+2′ SUB! Aguero OUT, Kolarov IN.
90′ Three minutes of added time to be played.
88′ SUB! Silva OUT, Bony IN
85′ Navas is booked for kicking the ball away. Five minutes left to play!
83′ Mangala is booked for a foul on Matuidi.
80′ Ten minutes left to play, are we going to get a winner in France. In Germany, Wolfsburg still leads 2-nil against Madrid.
77′ SUB! Rabiot OUT, Lucas IN, Aurier OUT, Van der Wiel IN
76′ SUB! De Bruyne OUT, Delph IN
71′ GOALLL!!! Fernandinho scores off a deflection from Silva after a great City spell. Game on!
62′ WOODWORK! Di Maria produces a fine cross, Ibrahimovic leaps but his headers hits the cross bar while Cavani’s follow up sails high over the bar.
59′ GOALLLL!!! Rabiot scores off a rebound from a corner after Joe Hart had denied Cavani. PSG 2 – 1 Man City
55′ CHANCE! Clichy and Silva play a one-two on the edge of the box, the latter strikes but Trapp gathers easily for PSG.
48′ Matuidi is booked for a foul on Otamendi. He misses the second leg.
46′ PSG gets the second half underway
45+2′ HT: PSG 1 – 1 Man City, Wolfsburg 2 – 0 Real Madrid
45′ CHANCE! Di Maria plays a fine ball to Blaise Matuidi who blazes his cross well over as he tried to pick out Cavani. Two minutes of added time to be played.
41′ GOALLLL Ibrahimovic finally gets his goal as a silly Fernando clearance bounces off him and into the net. 1-1 and Game on!
Henry jex blog
– PSG and Man City played out a 2-2 draw in France.
– PSG to miss two key players in the second tie
– In the other quarter-final clash, Wolfsburg secured a 2 – 0 win over Real Madrid.
Read our live coverage and game preview below
Man City face a very tough task in their first very Champions League quarter-final as they travel to Paris to face fellow mega-rich club PSG.
Reaching the quarter-final of Europe’s top competition is seen as a formality for these two teams after spending close to one billion on their respectively assembled squads.
An Abu Dhabi took over Man City in July 2009 before a Qatari investment group took over PSG in January 2011 as the two teams flexed their financial muscle to reach the top.
Both Manuel Pellegrini and Laurent Blanc (managers of both teams) have rejected that this match is a clash of the super rich.
While Man City are in their first ever quarter-final, PSG have gotten to this stage in each of the last three seasons only to be knocked out by first Barcelona, Chelsea and then Barcelona once again.
Marco Verratti and Javier Pastore missed the 4-1 win over Nice on the weekend and are still recovering from injuries, so may miss out here. Angel Di Maria also missed that one but could make a return.
Vincent Kompany is suffering from calf injury, while Yaya Toure is struggling with a knee problem. Both could miss the quarter-final tie.
Raheem Sterling will also miss the game due to the groin strain he suffered in the Manchester derby, while Fabian Delph is touch and go with his own calf injury.
On the plus side, Kevin De Bruyne, Joe Hart and Samir Nasri will be fit to make the trip after making their returns from injuries.
Kick off: 7.45 pm
Venue: Parc des Princes
In the other quarter-final clash, Wolfsburg welcome Real Madrid to the Volkswagen arena in what should be a straight forward win for Los Blancos.
Real Madrid XI v Wolfsburg: Navas, Danilo, Pepe, Ramos, Marcelo, Casemiro, Modric, Kroos, Bale, Ronaldo, Benzema
Wolfsburg XI v Real Madrid: Benaglio; Vieirinha, Naldo, Dante, RodrÃguez; Guilavogui, Gustavo, Henrique, Arnold, Draxler; Schurrle
Manchester City XI v PSG: Hart, Sagna, Otamendi, Mangala, Clichy, Fernando, Fernandinho, Navas, Silva, De Bruyne, Aguero
PSG XI v Manchester City-Trapp, Aurier, Thiago Silva, David Luiz, Maxwell, Motta, Rabiot, Matuidi, Di Maria, Ibrahimovic, Cavani
90+3′ FT: PSG 2 – 2 Man City, Wolfsburg 2 – 0 Real Madrid.
90+2′ SUB! Aguero OUT, Kolarov IN.
90′ Three minutes of added time to be played.
88′ SUB! Silva OUT, Bony IN
85′ Navas is booked for kicking the ball away. Five minutes left to play!
83′ Mangala is booked for a foul on Matuidi.
80′ Ten minutes left to play, are we going to get a winner in France. In Germany, Wolfsburg still leads 2-nil against Madrid.
77′ SUB! Rabiot OUT, Lucas IN, Aurier OUT, Van der Wiel IN
76′ SUB! De Bruyne OUT, Delph IN
71′ GOALLL!!! Fernandinho scores off a deflection from Silva after a great City spell. Game on!
62′ WOODWORK! Di Maria produces a fine cross, Ibrahimovic leaps but his headers hits the cross bar while Cavani’s follow up sails high over the bar.
59′ GOALLLL!!! Rabiot scores off a rebound from a corner after Joe Hart had denied Cavani. PSG 2 – 1 Man City
55′ CHANCE! Clichy and Silva play a one-two on the edge of the box, the latter strikes but Trapp gathers easily for PSG.
48′ Matuidi is booked for a foul on Otamendi. He misses the second leg.
46′ PSG gets the second half underway
45+2′ HT: PSG 1 – 1 Man City, Wolfsburg 2 – 0 Real Madrid
45′ CHANCE! Di Maria plays a fine ball to Blaise Matuidi who blazes his cross well over as he tried to pick out Cavani. Two minutes of added time to be played.
41′ GOALLLL Ibrahimovic finally gets his goal as a silly Fernando clearance bounces off him and into the net. 1-1 and Game on!
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