At 03:00 a.m. Beijing time on April 17, 2024, the second leg of the Champions League 1/4 finals will start a key battle, and Barcelona will face the French giants Paris at home. At that time, CCTV CCTV5 will also broadcast the Champions League live broadcast, fans and friends who like the Champions League should not miss this game. I'm going to do some brief analysis of this game next.
Barcelona and Paris can be described as a pair of old enemies, when the current coach of Paris, Enrique, once staged a Jedi reversal at Barcelona's home stadium to keep Paris out of the knockout round. In recent seasons, Barcelona has reduced its investment in the transfer market due to a shortage of funds, but in the first leg between the two sides, Barcelona still won 3:2 to take the lead. This time at home, what Barcelona has to do is to hold on to the advantage of the first leg and advance to the semifinals of the Champions League.
Paris, who lost at home in the first leg, hopes to achieve a reversal in the away game, and in terms of squad configuration and bench depth, Paris's squad is far stronger than the current Barcelona. But in the first leg, the performance of Parisian star Kylian Mbappe was a concern. And Mbappe's performance in the second leg will determine whether Paris will advance or not? Many fans are looking forward to Mbappe returning to lead the team to snipe Barcelona in the second leg. In the forward position, Enrique is likely to send Barcelona veteran Dembele to partner Mbappe. This is Dembele's first return to the Camp Nou since his move to Paris.
Although the overall strength of Barcelona is not as good as before, Barcelona's giants have a deep heritage, and Paris is always a breath away at critical moments in the previous competitions in the Champions League knockout rounds. Personally, I think that in the second leg of the Champions League, it will be difficult for Barcelona Paris to turn the tables in the middle and away games, and this game is still optimistic that Barcelona can defend the home field.