Paris Saint-Germain have been romping through Group B in the Champions League as they have won all four of their games and are through to the knockout stage. A win at home against Celtic on Wednesday, November 22nd will wrap up top spot in the group for them, while Celtic will now look to keep hope alive of getting to the Europa League.
What To Know About Celtic
Celtic fell 2-1 to Bayern Munich at home in their last Champions League game as Callum McGregor scored in the 74th minute to tie the game for Celtic, but the match-winning goal came just three minutes later. Celtic has now won one and lost three of their Champions League games, and they have scored four goals while allowing 10. They have struggled at home, losing both games and scoring just one goal while allowing seven, but you have to take that with a grain of salt as their two home games have been against PSG and Bayern Munich, who are simply better than them. They’re going to have to find goals from somewhere over the next two games, but going to France is going to be a tough task. Four players have all scored one goal for Celtic so far in this competition.
What To Know About Paris Saint-Germain
PSG walloped Anderlecht 5-0 in their last Champions League match to book their ticket to the knockout stage as Marco Verratti and Neymar scored in the first half to put the game out of reach. Then Layvin Kurzawa added a second-half trick for PSG, and he is now behind Neymar and Edinson Cavani in goals scored as they both have four goals. Even the talk of Neymar and Cavani failing to get along hasn’t slowed down PSG, and they still have Kylian Mbappe, who has three goals and three assists, along with Verratti and Angel Di Maria. This is a team that is set for a deep run through the Champions League, and you have to think that anything less than a trip to the semifinals would be a disappointment. At home in the Champions League, PSG has won both of their games by a combined score of 8-0.
Outlook
PSG is a massive -1000 favorite at home in this match, while Celtic is set at +2000 and a draw is rated at +800. These two clubs have met three times with PSG winning both legs in the second round of the 1995-96 Cup Winners Cup (which was absorbed into the UEFA Cup, which is now the Europa League) by a score of 4-0 (including 3-0 at Celtic), and PSG went on to win that tournament. Then, PSG won 5-0 at Celtic in September as Neymar and Mbappe scored, then Cavani netted a pair and Mikael Lustig scored an own goal. PSG will likely field a strong lineup, but even if they sit a couple players, they should still have enough to beat Celtic at home, and then they can cruise into the knockout stage.
Champions League Betting Pick: PSG
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