Many Barcelona players may not be able to participate in the second leg against PSG in the Champions League quarterfinals.

PSG will host Barcelona at home in the Champions League quarter-final first leg. Despite having the advantage of playing at home at Parc des Princes, PSG is not highly appreciated. The French “rich guy” just experienced a disappointing draw against their bottom-ranked opponent in Ligue 1. Besides, the noise surrounding the story of superstar Kylian Mbappe has also greatly affected the team’s reputation. this ball.

On the contrary, Barcelona under coach 2nd place on the rankings. It seems that Barca’s players want to devote themselves first to pay tribute to coach Xavi’s contributions, because the strategist previously announced his departure at the end of the season.

Barca will certainly bring a winning spirit to their away trip on Thursday against PSG, but they also need to be cautious because many of their players are at risk of being suspended in the second leg.

Mundo Deportivo highlights that defenders Ronald Araujo and Andreas Christensen, midfielders Sergi Roberto and Frenkie de Jong, and strikers Robert Lewandowski, Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres and Joao Félix are all at risk of suspension. If any of them receive a yellow card in Paris, they will be suspended for the quarter-final second leg. Any absence will significantly affect coach Xavi Hernandez’s plans as he aims to advance to the semi-finals.

Meanwhile, PSG will definitely be missing Achraf Hakimi in the first leg because the Moroccan player has received the allowed number of yellow cards. In addition, the French team also faces the possibility of missing defenders Lucas Hernández and Milan Skriniar, and midfielder Manuel Ugarte.

PSG and Barcelona have met 13 times before, with the most recent match being in the round of 16 of the 2020/21 season. Mbappe’s hat-trick in the first leg at Camp Nou helped “The Rich Man of France” win 4-1 in the end against the representative from Spain.

The match between PSG and Barcelona will take place