Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Stuttgart
Match Time & Date:
29/01/2025
21:00
Prediction: 2-2
PSG
A spot in the Champions League knockout stages will be at stake when Stuttgart and Paris Saint-German face each other at MHPArena in the decider. Die Schwaben recorded a routine 3-1 win over Slovan Bratislava in round 7, but they will have a big fish to fry against the star-studded Ligue 1 champions. Pacey forward Jamie Leweling returns to the starting XI after coming as a substitute in a 2-0 loss to Mainz, while midfielder Enzo Millot is back from the Bundesliga ban.
Luis Enrique’s men, meanwhile, proved their worth in a come-from-behind win (4-2) over Man City. PSG are likely to stick to their attacking style of play and given Stuttgart’s attacking potential, we believe that there is a big value in betting on over 2.5 goals. Both Bradley Barcola and Vitinha return to the starting XI after the duo came off the bench in a 1-1 draw with Reims, while big-money signing Khvicha Kvaratskhelia should make his Champions League debut with PSG on Wednesday evening.
Highlighted Player (Alexander Nubel):
Alexander Nubel is a German goalkeeper who plays for Schalke 04 as a goalkeeper. Nubel started his youth career at TSV Tudorf and he moved to SC Paderborn in the summer of 2005. The 193-cm-tall shoot-stopper, though, did not see any game action with Paderborn at senior level as he joined Schalke 04 in 2015.
After making 24 appearances for the reserve team, Alexander Nubel made his debut with the senior team on May 14, 2016. The German goalkeeper made 18 appearances for die knappen in the 2018/2019 Bundesliga season, keeping five clean sheets in the process. Alexander Nubel has 17 caps for the Germany U21 team as well, but he has yet to earn a call-up for the senior team.
The talented shoot-stopper was born in Paderborn, Germany on September 30, 1996. His preferred foot is right and he has a contract with die Knappen until June 30, 2020.
Highlighted Team (PSG):
Formed by the merger of Paris FC and Stade Saint-Germain in 1970, Paris Saint-Germain or as they call it PSG is the most successful club in French football with 31 domestic titles to their name. Having won six Ligue 1 title so far, a record ten Coupes de France, a record six Coupes de la Ligue, six Trophees des Champions and one Ligue 2 title, PSG are also one of only two French clubs to ever win a European title.
Les Parisiens were crowned UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup champions back in 1995-96, while their last European trophy was the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup. Beginning of the new millennium was particularly hard for the celebrated club who flirted with relegation in 2000s before they were bought by the Quatar Sports Investments group in 2011 when the rebirth of the Paris Saint-Germain as we know it today began.
Following heavy squad investments and team boosting, PSG won their first Ligue 1 title in 19 years with Swedish legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic almost singlehandedly leading his side towards the trophy with 30 goals. Having established domestic dominance, PSG now set their sights on winning the Champions League which remains an elusive dream for the club from Paris.
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