Paris Saint-Germain vs Celtic. UEFA Champions League Group B.
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Wednesday 22 November 2017 18:47, UK
Celtic will look to boost their chances of claiming a place in the Europa League after Christmas when they face Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday.
Celtic's 2-1 defeat to Bayern Munich on matchday four of the Champions League means they already can't advance to the knockout stage.
Brendan Rodgers' side remain third in Group B, however, and are three points ahead of Anderlecht with two games left - including their last fixture at home to the Belgians next month.
Centre-back Jozo Simunovic was back on the bench for the trip to Ross County on Saturday after recovering from a hamstring injury.
Danish defender Erik Sviatchenko is back in training following a knee complaint but is still working his way back to full fitness and that means midfielder Nir Bitton could once again play at the back.
Leigh Griffiths is fit after marking his return from a calf problem with the winner in Dingwall at the weekend, but he has competition for a starting berth from Moussa Dembele, who scored a 12-minute hat-trick from France U21s last week.
PSG have taken on Celtic three times before in European competition; winning each time and scoring nine times without reply across those meetings.
Celtic have only claimed one victory in their last 13 fixtures in the Champions League (D3 L9)
PSG have scored more goals than anybody else this season in the Champions League (17) and are the only remaining side in the competition to record clean sheets in every game this term.
Rodgers has won only two of his 16 group games as manager in the Champions League
I'm already worried about this one after what they did to us in Glasgow. Brendan Rodgers wants to change his style of football and they'll need to this time.
The worst thing they did was had a pop at Neymar after the last game and I just thought why would you do that? He's frustrating but he's one of the finest talents in the world.
The only hope is that the PSG manager decides to rest a few players but they want to win the group before the Bayern game so I don't see that happening.
It is going to be a painful watch for me but one I've anticipated since what happened in Glasgow. People are saying it could be a record margin, with PSG potentially winning 8-0 or 9-0, but Celtic are going to turn up and sit in rather than opening up again.
Charlie predicts: 4-0 and Neymar to score first (18/1 with Sky Bet)
PSG are Sky Bet's shortest-priced favourites of the week at just 1/10 to see off 22/1 shots Celtic, while the draw is priced at 10/1. Indeed, the French giants are 7/2 favourites to win the Champions League, with Manchester City considered their main challengers at 9/2. Edinson Cavani heads the first goalscorer betting at just 7/4, closely followed by Neymar (5/2) and Kylian Mbappe (3/1), while Leigh Griffiths and Moussa Dembele are both 12/1 to net first.
