Chelsea face Porto in Seveilha and PSG host Bayern in Paris
Soon, at 16h, Brasília time, we will meet the first semi-finalists of the European Champions League. Due to travel restrictions in Europe due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Chelsea and Porto face each other again at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium in Seville. Meanwhile, in the Parc des Princes, in Paris, PSG face Bayern Munich again. The home team may even lose by a goal difference that qualifies, since in the first leg, the game ended 3-2 for the French.
For the confrontation, coach Mauricio Pochettino may have at his disposal Marco Verratti and Alessandro Florenzi, recovered from Covid-19, in addition to Paredes, who returns from suspension. However, Marquinhos will be a major player in the defense of the French. Danilo Pereira, Leandro Paredes or Ander Herrer dispute the position to play alongside Gueye. Icardi also will not go to the field. If the defensive sector presents a problem for Pochettino, the offensive system continues to fly with the pair Neymar and Mbappé.
Already Bayern Munich, defending champions, experienced their first defeat at UCL 2020/21, and now they need to seek a triumph by two goals difference or a triumph by one, as long as the score is more than 4 to 3 to advance. The team is still unable to count the main name of the team: Rober Lewandowski. In addition to the best in the world, Douglas Costa, Corentin Tolisso and Serge Gnabry, follow away. Midfielder Goretzka, who left last week’s game in pain, may appear among the starters. Boateng, Coman and Lucas Hernández should also be no problem. Currently, the club is going through a crisis. Bayern football director Hasan Salihamidžić and Hans-Dieter Flick went on a collision course after the coach expressed dissatisfaction.
After winning 2-0 in the first game, Chelsea enters the field and may lose by a goal difference to advance to the semifinals. For the decisive confrontation, the coach Thomas Tuchel hopes to recover Andreas Christensen and Tammy Abraham, while Thiago Silva returns after serving suspension in the victory over the Crystal Palace at the weekend.
On the Porto side, the team led by coach Sergio Conceição arrives in a moment of confidence, even with the defeat in the first leg. The good level of performance brings hope to the Portuguese team to surprise in the competition once again. Porto will have the returns of Taremi and Sergio Oliveira, who fulfilled suspension in the first game.
By Gustavo Castilho
