At 4:00 a.m. Beijing time on March 10, the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals is about to usher in a blockbuster showdown, from Paris Saint-Germain to Real Madrid, Only one of Benzema and Messi can advance to the quarterfinals, and the other one is definitely out early. In the past 3 visits to the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, Paris 1 draw and 2 losses have not tasted victory, eager to break the curse of 6 years, of course, the second leg of the draw can advance to the next round, in addition, Messi also hopes to break the embarrassing record of no goals and no assists against Real Madrid in 7 consecutive games, CCTV continues to arrange live broadcasting.
Compared with Real Madrid, which is the 13th champions of the Champions League, Paris Greater Paris, as a Ligue 1 giant, has never won the Champions League, and the closest one is 2020, and the final loss to Bayern Munich is the runner-up.
Originally the first draw result of the quarter-finals, The greater Paris played against the Premier League giants Manchester United, and as a result, UEFA asked for a re-draw, and finally had bad luck and met the La Liga giants Real Madrid in advance. In terms of strength, Real Madrid are naturally stronger than Manchester United, and the same is true of this season's state.
Greater Paris and Real Madrid are not strange opponents, the two teams have met 6 times before this season, Greater Paris has won 1 win, 2 draws and 3 losses, after winning 1-0 at home in the first leg of this season, the record has become 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, still in the inferior position, but also related to the poor record against Real Madrid.
In the group stage of the 2015-2016 season, Greater Paris lost 0-1 away to Real Madrid, and by the 1/8 final of the 2017-2018 season, Greater Paris lost 1-3 to Real Madrid, and then in the group stage of the 2019-2020 season, Greater Paris drew 2-2, avoiding three consecutive away defeats, still continuing to win against Real Madrid away. Now visiting the Santiago Bernabeu for the fourth time, Paris is looking forward to breaking the curse of a 6-year winless streak.
Of course, the 1-0 home lead in the first leg allowed Paris to win a draw, which also ensured that Real Madrid advanced to the quarterfinals. Last weekend, Paris lost 1-0 away to Nice in Ligue 1, and the team was not in good shape, showing that it was more dependent on Mbappe's play, but in the away match against Real Madrid, Mbappe could play.
In this match, Argentine superstar Messi was the most watched player, conceding a penalty in the first leg, equaling Henry and the player with the most penalties in the Champions League. At the same time, Messi's goal drought against Real Madrid continued to 7 games, and the assist drought was also 7 games, the last time he scored against Real Madrid was on May 6, 2018, that is to say, after C Ronaldo left Real Madrid, Messi began to fall into a spell.
Now 34-year-old Messi is indeed old, the number of goals is declining, since entering 2022, he has made 8 appearances for Greater Paris, scoring only 1 goal, such a state to break at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, it is not easy.