The top two clubs in the Champions League table meet on Tuesday at Parc des Princes when reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain bid to end Bayern Munich’s perfect start to the season. This glamour clash between two of Europe’s most in-form sides looks set to feature more goals than their league phase meeting in Munich 12 months ago, which Bayern won 1-0.
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Paris Saint-Germain vs Bayern Munich betting tips
The Bavarians have scored 54 goals in 15 games this season and will be confident of laying down a marker against the holders, who beat them 2-0 in the Club World Cup quarter-finals back in July.
Luis Enrique’s side edged past Nice at the weekend thanks to a 95th-minute Goncalo Ramos winner, while Bayern extended their astonishing winning streak to 18 matches with a 3-0 dismantling of Bayer Leverkusen.
Both teams boast perfect records after three rounds, but something has to give in Paris.
- Over 190 Total Goal minutes @ 6/5
- Harry Kane to score anytime @ 11/10
- Bet Builder: Kane to score anytime, Over 3.5 Goals, Red Card in Match @ 16/1
Late goals could be on the cards in Paris
There have only been a combined total of three goals in the last two meetings of these sides, but the circumstances of this game are very different.
Both clubs were struggling in the league phase when they met last season with Bayern on six points and PSG on four from their opening four fixtures.
It was a game of few clear-cut chances, decided by a Kim Min-jae header in a goalmouth scramble as Ousmane Dembele’s double yellow card limited PSG’s attacking response.
Then, in a thrilling Club World Cup clash, PSG’s relentless press and pacy counter attacks punished Bayern’s high defensive line and they could have recorded a much more comfortable win than 2-0, despite finishing the game with just nine men.
Despite the match only producing two goals, the total goal minutes in that match were 168 and there are solid prospects for there to be some late strikes in Tuesday’s game too.
The average goal minutes in Bayern’s three Champions League games this season is 161.3 while the average, inflated by their 7-2 demolition of Leverkusen last month, for PSG is 255.
The Ligue 1 club showed their penchant for a late goal with Ramos’ stoppage-time winner against Nice on Saturday and all three of their Champions League games this term have featured strikes after the 90th minute.
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Kane’s hot streak shows no sign of slowing
Harry Kane has been in sensational form for the Bundesliga champions, scoring 22 goals in all competitions — including five in the Champions League.
The England captain was rested from Bayern’s starting XI at the weekend but is expected to return to Vincent Kompany’s line-up in Paris, where he’ll be looking to add to his tally against a PSG defence missing suspended centre-back Illia Zabarnyi.
Kane has scored in five of his last six European appearances and is the focal point of Bayern’s attack. With PSG likely to push high, Kane’s movement and finishing could be decisive.
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Red card run could continue
There have been three red cards in the last two meetings of the clubs, so the chances of another on Tuesday need to be considered.
William Pacho was penalised for a badly-timed challenge on Leon Goretzka at the Club World Cup before Lucas Hernandez received his marching orders for lashing out at Raphael Guerreiro.
Dembele’s second booking in last season’s Champions League affair was avoidable but there have been other flashpoints in the matches too, such as Gianluigi Donnarumma’s challenge on Jamal Musiala that has led to the German midfielder missing the first few months of the campaign.
It may not take much for some of the players to lose their discipline again while both teams’ aggressive press and high defensive lines may also lead to some desperate defensive lunges.
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