Paris Saint-Germain vs. Valencia

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 Paris Saint-Germain

But for a late Adil Rami goal, Valencia’s hopes of securing a spot in this season’s Champions League quarterfinals would be all but over for their trip to PSG.

However, the Frenchman’s 90th-minute finish salvaged a glimmer of hope for the La Liga outfit, but only that.

As is only likely to be the case when one spends as much as PSG have in recent seasons, the Qatari-owned club have developed a grip as both Ligue 1’s best attack and defence this campaign.

With two away goals from the first leg, the French outfit need only play their natural game and rely on their star-studded cast to see out proceedings as they need.

Thiago Silva is expected to return to fitness in time for Valencia’s trip to the Parc desPrinces, tremendously increasing the strength of Carlo Ancelotti’s defence as they look to restrict their Spanish guests from nabbing an away goal.

So far this season, Valnecia’s attack has failed to fire on all cylinders as it may have done in previous terms, and if the first encounter was anything to go by, Los Che aren’t set to trouble their hosts too much in the reverse fixture either.

After leaving themselves with two away goals to score, it’s unlikely that RobertoSoldado will have the space nor time to challenge Salvatore Sirigu’s net quite enough to make the difference.

With Ezequiel Lavezzi, Lucas Moura and Jeremy Menez leading from the front line, the goal tally isn’t likely to stop at two for PSG either, who are set to reach a Champions League quarterfinal for the first time since 1995.