Champions League Tips: Predictions for Wednesday's last-16 matches
The next injection of Champions League last-16 clashes take place on Wednesday night with action from Rome and Paris.
Below we run you through our tips and predictions for Lazio vs Bayern Munich and PSG vs Real Sociedad.
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Lazio vs Bayern Munich
- Wednesday 14th February, TNT Sports 1, 8pm
Confidence in Bayern getting the three points in Rome has shrunk following that heavy defeat to Leverkusen and it would be no surprise if they were made to toil away in the first 45 minutes on Wednesday.
The Bavarians were level at half-time in all three of their away games in the Champions League group stage and they may find it difficult to break down a Lazio side that have been brilliant at home.
Maurizio Sarri's side have lost just one of their last 15 fixtures at the Stadio Olimpico - that sole defeat coming at the hands of runaway Serie A leaders Inter Milan - with clean sheets kept in 10 of those.
Lazio have been all-square at the break in their last four home matches and were also being held by Celtic after 45 minutes in their last European match at the Stadio Olimpico.
Sacha Boey joined Bayern in the January transfer window from Galatasaray and he has endured a mixed start to life in Bavaria, with his debut ending in a 3-1 win over Borussia Monchengladbach before he was handed his first start in the 3-0 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen.
The 23-year-old defender struggled at the weekend and he picked up a yellow card in the first half, with Leverkusen having a lot of success down their right side during the contest at the BayArena.
It remains to be seen whether Tuchel keeps faith with the Frenchman, but if he does, Lazio will likely look to put him under pressure and force a mistake out of him.
Boey is no stranger to getting cautioned in Europe, as he picked up three yellows while playing for Galatasaray in this season's Champions League group stage, and he may fall foul of the referee once again.
Lazio vs Bayern Munich Predictions
PSG vs Real Sociedad
- Wednesday 14th February, TNT Sports 2, 8pm
Real Sociedad secured qualification to the knockout stage thanks to an unbeaten record of three wins and three draws but the fact they finished their Group D campaign with two consecutive goalless draws against Salzburg and Inter underlines their problems in the final third.
Things have since got worse going forward for the Spanish side as it’s now 384 minutes since they last scored a goal following three goalless draws against Vallecano, Girona and Mallorca, before they were beaten 1-0 at home by Osasuna on Saturday in La Liga.
PSG, meanwhile, are on a 15-game unbeaten run across all competitions and have only lost once at their Parc des Princes home this season.
They have the firepower in the shape of Mbappe, Ousmane Dembele and Randal Kolo Muani to hurt the visitors and carve out a clear first-leg advantage without conceding.
After sitting out the weekend success over Lille in Ligue 1, Mbappe should be in the mood to impress once more on the Champions League stage.
The 25-year-old has 43 goals to his name in this competition to date and has already hit 30 in 29 appearances in all competitions for PSG this season, three of which came in the Champions League group stage.
The France international has had 46 shots in total across his past eight appearances for PSG, with 28 of those registering on target.
The 3/1 on offer for him to have at least three shots on target on the night appeals then, especially when you consider he has reached that figure in five of those last eight outings.
PSG vs Real Sociedad Predictions
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