Champions League: Bayern Munich vs. PSG Preview, Odds, Prediction (March 8)

PSG‘s fans still hope their team can reach the quarterfinals as they visit Bayern in Munich. The Saints will be without Neymar, who is injured, while on the other side, Bayern is with all of its players, ready to beat the French champions once again. PSG’s wounds from the UEFA Champions League finals back in 2020 are still fresh, and they probably won’t heal for a long time unless the Saints pull out a miracle and end up winning the European throne this year. 

Bayern Munich vs. PSG Preview

Bayern Munich (-110) won the opening game but is also highly motivated to triumph in the second. The Bavarians play excellent football lately, with the head coach Julian Nagelsmann, targeting the form for this part of the year. 

Bayern won in six of the latest seven events, in five of them netting at least twice. The only defeat the Bundesliga champs suffered was vs. Borussia Monchengladbach.

Regarding games played at the Allianz Arena, the situation is equally good for Bayern, who still didn’t feel the taste of defeat in front of his fans during this campaign. Though Bayern did post a few ties, but that period is past them. 

PSG (+275) might be atop the French championship, but they play the worst football in the past few years. We don’t know what caused that, but the way the Saints perform tells a lot. The latest game against Nantes is clear proof.

The defense is fragile, often allowing goals, which is why the entire team has no confidence. Upfront, Messi and Mbappe take care of the business, yet that’s mostly due to their individual quality, not because PSG plays team football.

The Saints allowed at least one goal in eight of the latest ten road contests. Only one game throughout this stretch was without three goals, and three were with just one side netting. 

Bayern Munich vs. PSG Latest News

Pavard received a red card in the first meeting and is suspended. Mazraoui, Neuer and Lucas Hernandez are all injured. 

Neymar is out, due to his injury. It is interesting that the injury occurred before his sister’s birthday. Kimpembe is out for the season, and Hakimi is injured, too, like Renato Sanchez.

Bayern Munich vs. PSG Head to Head Games

The 2020 UCL finals saw Bayern defeating PSG 1-0, which is the most important event these two clubs had. The latest was on February 14th, when Bayern beat the rivals 0-1 in Paris. They deserved to win that one, to be honest, even though the hosts had a few good chances. Previously, the teams met in the 2021 quarterfinals, and PSG eliminated Bayern, defeating them 2-3 in Munich and, after that, losing at home 0-1. 

Bayern Munich vs. PSG Prediction

Bayern will win this game. PSG shows a lot of flaws these days, losing a couple of matches pretty easily. The Saints improved, winning three in a row, but Bayern is still fantastic and enters this matchup high on morale and in perfect form. The Bavarians will win, probably by a two-goal margin. Some might say this is a bit underestimation of PSG, but they aren’t convincing as before. For those who don’t want to risk, just consider Bayer winning the contest.

Pick: Bayern wins -110

Here are more UEFA Champions League Round of 16 previews:

• Benfica vs. Club Brugge
• Chelsea vs. Borussia Dortmund