PSG vs Real Madrid LIVE: Stream details; Champions League latest; Gareth Bale dropped

PSG 0-0 REAL MADRID

Paris St-Germain and Real Madrid do battle at the Parc des Princes for a place in the Champions League quarter-finals.

Defending champions Madrid, who are looking to win the competition for a fourth time in five years, hold a 3-1 lead from the first leg at the Bernabeu.

With Luka Modric and Toni Kroos having returned to training on Sunday after injuries and Marcelo also fit and playing again, Madrid could be at full strength for the match.

PSG boss Unai Emery is not so fortunate however, with star man Neymar set to miss the rest of the season with a broken metatarsal.

PSG 0-0 REAL MADRID

6: Hardly a convincing start from the visitors. Kovacic and Ramos have both attempted rushed clearances and twice they’ve ballooned them upwards into their own penalty area.

Bit wobbly and it’s giving the hosts confidence.

3: You could barely see the pitch in the opening 60 seconds after the PSG ultras threw firecrackers around the stands. Health and safety officer rolling in his grave…

1: And we’re underway folks. Atmosphere is absolutely bouncing here. One goal from the visitors and that could all change…

PSG vs REAL MADRID

19:40: Quick reminder of tonight’s line-ups folks. We’re almost underway.

Paris St-Germain XI: Areola; Alves, Marquinhos, Silva, Berchiche, Motta, Verratti, Rabiot, Di Maria, Cavani, Mbappe.

Subs: Trapp, Kimpembe, Meunier, Lo Celso, Diarra, Draxler, Pastore.

Real Madrid XI: Navas, Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Marcelo, Lucas Vazquez, Casemiro, Kovacic, Asensio, Benzema, Ronaldo.

Subs: Casilla, Nacho, Kroos, Modric, Bale, Theo, Isco.

LAMPARD ON DI MARIA

19:30: “He obviously suffered in the Premier League,” Lampard said.

“I think the physicality of the league was a problem for him. I think this is probably a better home for him, the Champions League, with the talent and quality he has.

“Physically he doesn’t have to do too much, he’s very bright. He’s very bright and quick, great left foot. I think he can be dangerous tonight for Real Madrid.

“They’re going to miss Neymar, anybody would. But this fella is top quality.”

PSG WILL KO REAL

19:20: Oh, I didn’t realise Sir Charlie Nicholas had already decided the outcome of this match.

Shall we bother playing?

Sky Sports pundit and former Arsenal and Scotland forward Nicholas is convinced PSG will knock Real Madrid out tonight, even without Neymar.

“I think Cavani, if Mbappe plays, Di Maria could come into the team. It is at home, I do think that Real Madrid are all out for this competition. I fancy PSG to qualify.”

WAKEY WAKEY…

19:10: There’s certainly less terrifying alarm clocks on the market.

I’m not sure if you’ve seen this already but Real Madrid’s preparations for tonight’s Champions League clash were disrupted by Paris Saint-Germain ultras who set off fireworks at their hotel in the middle of the night.

Around 50 PSG supporters met up outside the Hotel du Collectionneur, near the Arc de Triomphe, at 1.30am this morning before making a racket in a bid to deprive Zinedine Zidane’s squad of sleep.

The police soon arrived at the scene after being called by Real Madrid’s security team.

Check out the video. I’m surprised the footage didn’t show Sergio Ramos flying out the doors in his slippers to pole-axe the lot of them…

TEAM NEWS – PSG

19:05: Wow, Unai Emery can’t have thought too much of Troyes…

He’s made seven changes from the side that won 2-0 over the weekend.

Alphonse Areola, Thiago Silva, Adrien Rabiot and Angel Di Maria are the ones to keep their places with the latter joining Ederson Cavani and Kylian Mbappe in the front three.

No pressure, Angel…

TEAM NEWS – REAL MADRID

19:00: Rumours of Gareth Bale’s departure might have been fuelled with Zinedine Zidane’s team selection.

The Welshman has been dropped for tonight’s crucial clash with with Lucas Vazquez and Marco Asensio preferred on the flanks.

Elsewhere Luka Modric and Toni Kroos have not fully recovered from injury, so they join Bale on the bench.

The full changes from Saturday’s 2-0 win over Getafe include Raphael Varane, Marcelo, Lucas Vazquez, Marco Asensio and Mateo Kovacic in for Nacho, Theo Hernandez, Gareth Bale, Marcos Llorente and Isco.

NO NEYMAR, NO HOPE?

18:50: The loss of the most expensive player in history is undoubtedly a huge blow to PSG’s hopes of reaching the last eight, but the French giants are by no means a one-man team.

Mbappe has the weapons to terrorise any defence while the prolific Edinson Cavani has again proved his scoring prowess this season with 32 goals already.

Former Madrid winger Angel Di Maria, Julian Draxler and Javier Pastore offer further attacking options for Emery so the absence of Neymar may not be as keenly felt as first feared.

Still, could have done without the £198million hole in the team-sheet…

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PSG vs REAL MADRID

18:40: OK, the team news has arrived for tonight’s tie in Paris. Zinedine Zidane leaves Luka Modric, Gareth Bale and Toni Kroos on the bench tonight. Bold.

Paris St-Germain XI: Areola; Alves, Marquinhos, Silva, Berchiche, Motta, Verratti, Rabiot, Di Maria, Cavani, Mbappe.

Subs: Trapp, Kimpembe, Meunier, Lo Celso, Diarra, Draxler, Pastore.

Real Madrid XI: Navas, Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Marcelo, Lucas Vazquez, Casemiro, Kovacic, Asensio, Benzema, Ronaldo.

Subs: Casilla, Nacho, Kroos, Modric, Bale, Theo, Isco.

EVENING

18:25: Welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Champions League.

It doesn’t get much bigger than this.

French moneybags Paris St-Germain welcome defending champions Real Madrid at the Parc des Princes.

PSG, already without Neymar after a fractured metatarsal ended his season last week, need to overturn a 3-1 deficit in the second leg of their last-16 tie.

Things look bleak for the hosts but it’s not like they have to beat a team jam-packed with international superstars and the highest scoring player to ever grace the Champions League.

Oh…

Let’s have some team news.

STREAM DETAILS

BT Sport has exclusive rights to show European football in the UK.

Coverage of the match will be shown on BT Sport 2 (Sky SD channel 414, Sky HD channel 433, BT TV channel 409, Virgin Media channel 532) with coverage beginning at 7pm UK time.

You can also be watch the match on a desktop computer or laptop via the company’s own website.