Real Sociedad vs PSG Prediction and Betting Tips: Best bets for last-16 second leg battle

Real Sociedad have a mountain to climb as they look to overturn a two-goal deficit in the Champions League, but they can take heart from PSG’s poor away record in this competition.

The visitors have dropped points in their last two domestic games but should feel relatively confident of holding on to their lead in San Sebastian.

Sociedad will be without as many as six first-team players on Tuesday, with Ander Barrenetxea, Alvaro Odriozola, Carlos Fernandez, Aihen Munoz and Martin Merquelanz all ruled out and Aritz Elustondo a doubt.

PSG are no better off and will be without Danilo Pereira, Presnel Kimpembe, Milan Skriniar, Sergio Rico and Layvin Kurzawa on Tuesday, while Marco Asensio is a doubt after being taken off injured at the weekend.

Real Sociedad predicted XI: Remiro; Traore, Zubeldia, Le Normand, Galan; Kubo, Zubimendi, Merino, Mendez; Sadiq, Oyarzabal

Paris Saint-Germain predicted XI: Donnarumma; Hakimi, Mukiele, Beraldo, Hernandez; Ugarte, Zaire-Emery, Vitinha; Dembele, Barcola, Mbappe

Sociedad are in an atrocious spell of form and will need to show a vast improvement if they are to overturn the two-leg deficit that was built up in Paris last month, although they should at least get on the scoresheet against PSG.

The hosts have won just one of their four matches since that defeat in the French capital, but they have at least found the net in each of these matches and the visitors’ poor record on the road in this competition will buoy their confidence.

The Parisiens have drawn one and lost three of their last four Champions League away games and have conceded in each of their last-16 trips away in the competition. 

They have scored in 14 of these 16 away days, though, and both teams have scored in each of Sociedad’s last four matches, so don’t count on a clean sheet for the Basque side.

Kylian Mbappe is a likely contender to get one of those goals for the visitors, too. He was withdrawn at the break in PSG’s draw away to Monaco at the weekend, but is expected to start in San Sebastian, spelling trouble for the hosts.

The outgoing star scored the opener in the first leg and has enjoyed a phenomenal season, despite the perennial speculation over his future in the French capital. Mbappe has scored 32 goals in 33 competitive games for his club this season and 18 of those have come away from the Parc des Princes.

He has found the net in ten of his last 13 outings and scored 14 times in this period, so expect him to star again.