RB Leipzig – Paris SG | 18/08/2020

RB Leipzig and Paris Saint-Germain will both be attempting to reach the Champions League final for the first time in their respective histories when they lock horns in the semi-finals on Tuesday night.
PSG’s 2-1 victory over Atalanta BC saw them book their spot in the final four, while Leipzig overcame Atletico Madrid 24 hours later to ensure that they would be present in the semi-finals.

Having only been founded in 2009, it is incredible that Leipzig, who were not a Bundesliga side until 2016, have managed to reach the semi-finals of this season’s Champions League.

PSG, meanwhile, are in the semi-finals of the European Cup for just the second time in their history; they previously reached this stage in 1995 but lost 3-0 to Italian giants AC Milan on aggregate.

A late strike propelled RB Leipzig into their first-ever UEFA Champions League (UCL) semi-final, and continued a trend that has seen at least one match goal after the 75th minute in their previous four competitive games, as well as four of their last five UCL fixtures.

That recent result also saw the German outfit open the scoring for the fifth time across their last six matches (W3, D2, L1 – in all competitions), and means they’re now unbeaten in their previous seven games in this tournament (W5, D2), only two of which were goalless at HT, albeit they scored in both halves in just two of those seven games.

Paris Saint-Germain’s late victory over Atalanta made them just the fourth team in UCL history to win a game after entering the 90th minute in a losing position (extra-time and penalty wins excluded), and gave them their first semi-final appearance in this tournament since 1994/95 – nearly 15 years before opponents Leipzig were even formed.

Including extra-time and penalties, PSG are on a seven-game winning run in all competitions, but only three times during that streak did they net a first-half opener. Subsequently just two of their last five matches saw them lead at the break (HT: W2, D2, L1)

Date: 18/08/2020
Time: 22:00
Venue: Estadio da Luz ( Lisbon )
Pick for this match:
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