The oil-money-fuelled club from Paris need only a draw on Wednesday to progress through the next round of the Champions League but they must pass a team that has been formidable at home in the competition so far
Following a shock defeat to nine-man Stade Rennais at the weekend, Paris Saint-Germain would be looking to return to winning ways as they prepare to take on Ukrainian champion, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Dynamo-Kyiv-c39105, in the Champions League.
In the first meeting between the two sides, Paris Saint-Germain comfortably won 4-1 at Parc des Princes. However, a draw at Olimpiysky National Sports Complex would be sufficient to send Les Parisiens into the next round of the competition along with FC
Porto, who has already qualified from the group.
The hosts need to win on Wednesday to stay in the competition and the fact that they are yet to be beaten at home in the Champions League this season, adds to the significance of the match.
Les Parisiens’ striker, Nene, has set his sights on claiming maximum points against Oleh Blokhin’s side.
While talking to reporters, the Brazilian said that PSG haven’t performed well in recent matches but there is no need to panic. The forward said that the need is to perform well against Dynamo Kyiv on Wednesday in order to show that PSG can deal with such
kind of results.
Nene not only wants Paris Saint-Germain to win on Wednesday, but he wants the Ile giants to top the group and avoid top teams in the competition in the next round.
"We need to get used to the pressure, and to good as well as bad results. We're not thinking about what happened on Saturday night. On Wednesday, victory is imperative and we'll do everything to come out on top. We're on track in the Champions League, but
we'll do all we can to top the group."
On the other hand, Dynamo Kyiv coach, Oleg Blokhin knows that they need to win this game to keep their hopes alive and has urged his players to play without fear on Wednesday.
“We have no other choice but to win on Tuesday to keep alive our chances for a place in the knock-out stage.”
Team News
FC Dynamo Kyiv
Denys Garmash, Maxym Koval and Ideye Brown, all were rested at the weekend in Dynamo’s 1-0 lost to Metalurg Donetsk. Oleg Blokhin will recall these three players in the crunch Champions League clash, and forward, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marco-Ruben-c23740 is also in contention for start
after returning from injury.
Defender, Taras Mykhalik and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Raffael-c30414 is also out injured.
Paris Saint-Germain
Carlo Ancelotti has several issues to address with a number of players on the sidelines. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kevin-Gameiro-c20721 is also absent after failing to recover in time for the
match.
Captain, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Thiago-Motta-c34897 has returned from a series of injuries and will play his first match in three months.
The major boost for the Parisiens is the return of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Zlatan-Ibrahimovic-c38029 from domestic suspension. PSG missed the Swede in 2-1 defeat to Stade Rennais at the weekend and his return would help the visitors to great extent.
Prediction
Dynamo Kyiv 1-3 Paris Saint-Germain
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