Paris St. Germain manager Luis Enrique is hopeful that his team stands a genuine chance of overcoming Barcelona in the second leg of the quarter-finals, paving their way to the Champions League semifinals.
PSG lost 3-2 to Barcelona in Paris last Wednesday casting doubt on a potential place in the last four.
Having made to the semifinals three years ago, the French champions are hoping to reach that stage again but will now have to come from behind to beat the five-time champions.
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“PSG have never come back to win after losing a first leg, but Tuesday is the day,” stated Luis Enrique.” “We have a very united group of players, in which there are no egos.”
During one of his three seasons as Barcelona’s manager, Enrique won the Treble in 2014–15.
In 2017, he was in charge again when the Spanish champions defeated PSG 6-1 to reverse a 4-0 first-leg loss in the round of 16.
Five-time winners Barcelona are aiming to reach the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in five years.
“We’re not a team that will sit on our lead, we want to take the ball off PSG and win the game,” said manager Xavi. “It’s the Champions League, it’s Paris, and a game in which no one will be holding back.”
Barcelona will be without the much-needed services of Andreas Christensen and Sergio Roberto who are both unavailable due to suspension.
Meanwhile, Achraf Hakimi could return after being suspended from the first leg.
The highly anticipated game kicks of at the Nou camp on Tuesday night at 19:00 GMT.