PSG v Barcelona Betting Tips and Predictions – Champions League Tips

Free football betting tips and predictions for tonight’s Champions League quarter-final first leg between PSG and Barcelona.

 

Tonight's Champions League quarter-final sees PSG host Barcelona. The match is live on Sky Sports at 19:45 and we've picked out some free betting tips for you.

 

PSG v Barcelona Betting Preview:

Chelsea's conquerors PSG should certainly feel a little hard done by drawing Barcelona in the next round of the Champions League, after all, the French champions had to face the Catalan side in the group stage. Back then, the two European giants played out two highly entertaining encounters, both recording a win apiece. However, PSG had to settle for second place in the group by virtue of their draw with Ajax.

 

Nevertheless, a runners-up finish made little difference for Laurent Blanc's men as they saw off the Premier League's best chance for Champions League glory. Despite Zlatan Ibrahimovic's unfortunate red card, PSG took full advantage of what was a poor Chelsea performance on the night and booked their place in the next round thanks to the away goals rule.

 

Domestic form over the course of the season has been mixed for the French side, though. In what's shaping up to be an incredibly tight four horse race for the Ligue 1 title, PSG currently hold a slender one point advantage at the top of the table. However, they have recorded four wins in their last five matches, with the most recent being the 4-0 triumph over Bastia in the league cup final.

 

Opponents Barcelona set up their tie in France after thoroughly trouncing the English champions Manchester City. Although the record books will say a 3-1 aggregate win, anyone who watched those matches will tell you, it could have easily been 13-1.

 

Form in La Liga has also been equally impressive for Barcelona over recent weeks. Luis Enrique's side currently hold a two point advantage at the top of the table and have won 12 out of their last 14 matches. They did, however, throw away a 2-0 advantage at the weekend away to Sevilla and had to settle for a point, which in fairness, is no mean feat at the Ramon Sanchez.

 

Prices for the first leg of PSG v Barcelona have PSG trading as heavy underdogs at 4/1, which certainly caught me by surprise. Barcelona can be backed at 4/5, with the draw on offer at 29/10.

 

Based on recent form and their records against each other earlier in the competition, this match should be far closer than the bookies suggest when looking for tonight’s PSG v Barcelona betting tips. PSG won their opening group stage clash at the Parc des Princes 3-2 and are currently averaging over three goals a game in their last five matches. However, PSG head into the match with star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic banned and this is going to be a huge loss. For this reason, I am edging towards a Barcelona win in my match prediction.

 

Therefore, back Barcelona to win outright at 4/5 with Bet365 and both teams to score at 4/5 with Ladbrokes. Considering the last six matches between the two sides have seen a BTTS outcome, there should be a decent chance of these two football tips landing. 

 

Moving over to the PSG v Barcelona goalscoring market and I'm sure you can guess where I'm heading with this. With the match falling under Betfred's 'DDHH' promotion, there could be a seriously bookie bashing on the cards if Lionel Messi scores first. The Argentine international has 45 goals in 47 appearances this season, a tally that has included no fewer than six hat-tricks. At decent starting odds of 3/1, back Messi to score the first goal of the game.

 

PSG v Barcelona Betting Tips

Barcelona to win – 4/5 with Bet365: signup get £200 free.

Both teams to score – 4/5 with Ladbrokes: signup get £25 free.

Lionel Messi to score first – 3/1 with Betfred (6/1 if he scores a 2^nd, 9/1 for a hat-trick): signup bet £10 get £30 free.

 

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