Match Preview/Line-ups: PSG Vs Real Madrid, CSKA Vs Man Utd

The two most expensive squads in world football; PSG and Real Madrid face-off while Ahmed Musa’s CSKA Moscow welcomes Manchester United. 

Manchester United’s group is peculiar in that the four teams; PSV, United, CSKA and Wolfsburg are all on three points having lost one and won one of their first two matches. The next two matches could be critical in who progresses to the knock-out stages of the Champions League.

Depay celebrates his first goal for United alongside Mata and Rooney

Elsewhere Raheem Sterling and Wilfried Bony will lead Man City against Sevilla which is sure to be a cracker while Alvaro Morata will hope to score in his six consecutive champions league game against Mochenglabach.

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FACTS: Manchester City have lost five of their last six Champions League games against Spanish opposition (D1)

Manchester United lost only three of their last 30 Champions League away games under Sir Alex Ferguson

Manchester United have won only one of their last eight CL away games and have lost the last three in a row

Antonio Valencia has scored in both of Manchester United’s previous two CL games versus CSKA Moscow & starts tonight

PSG & Real Madrid are the only sides yet to concede a Champions League goal this term. That should change tonight

LINE UPS:

Man United XI vs. CSKA: De Gea; Valencia, Smalling, Jones, Rojo; Schneiderlin, Schweinsteiger; Herrera, Lingard, Rooney; Martial

CSKA XI vs. Man Utd: Akinfeev; Mario Fernandes, Ignashevic, V. Beretuzski, Schennikov; Wernbloom, Eremenko, Tosic, Musa; Dzagoev; Doumbia.

Real Madrid XI vs. PSG: Navas; Danilo, Ramos, Varane, Marcelo; Casemiro, Kroos, Isco; Lucas Vazquez, Jese, Cristiano Ronaldo

PSG XI vs. Real Madrid: Trapp; Aurier, Thiago Silva, Marquinhos, Maxwell; Thiago Motta, Matuidi, Verratti; Di Maria, Cavani, Ibrahimovic.

Manchester City XI vs. Sevilla: Hart; Zabaleta, Otamendi, Mangala, Sagna; Toure, Fernandinho; Navas, De Bruyne, Sterling; Bony

Sevilla XI vs Manchester City: Rico; Tremoulinas, Rami, Andreolli, Coke; N’Zonzi, Krychowiak; Vitolo, Banega, Konoplyanka; Gameiro

Borrusia Mochengladbach XI vs. Juventus: Sommer; Johnson, Christensen, Dominguez, Wendt; Stindl, Korb, Xhaka; Traore, Dahoud, Raffael

Juventus XI vs. Borrusia Mochengladbach: Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini, Alex Sandro; Khedira, Marchisio, Pogba, Cuadrado; Mandzukic, Morata

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