Catalan newspaper Sport said that Paris Saint-Germain will not be able to rely on one of its most important players in the first leg of the Champions League round of 8 against Barcelona due to the accumulation of warnings.
The European Football Association held the draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League today, Friday, and it resulted in 4 fiery confrontations: Barcelona vs. Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid vs. Manchester City, Atletico Madrid vs. Borussia Dortmund, and Bayern Munich vs. Arsenal.
Barcelona is supposed to face Paris Saint-Germain on one of the 9th and 10th of April at the Parc des Princes Stadium, while the return match will be held on the 16th and 17th of the same month at the Montjuïc Stadium.
The last confrontation between Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League was in the 2021 edition during the Corona epidemic in the Round of 16 competitions, and the first leg ended with a 4-1 victory for Paris Saint-Germain, while the return match ended in a 1-1 draw.
According to Sport, the Parisians will not be able to rely on one of their best players in the first leg at the Parc des Princes, as Achraf Hakimi received the third yellow card against Real Sociedad and will not be able to play in the first leg against Barcelona.