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The Basques are running out of steam for the spring, and should come back from two goals down against PSG
The Real Sociedad vs PSG game may be a little behind Bayern Munich vs Lazio, but the Parisians are in a must-win position after a 2-0 first leg. The return leg looks to be a three-legged tie, although Sociedad’s form is in a serious slump.
Let’s start with our preview of the opening leg in Paris, where after an evenly-matched first half, the French side clearly had their way in the second. A spot-kick and a defensive error were Sociedad’s undoing, but PSG will not go into the return leg with an undeserved advantage.
As good as Sociedad started the season, they are starting to fizzle out in the spring. They have won just once in their last 9 games, have been knocked out of the Spanish Cup and have slipped to seventh in the league.
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Quique Sanchez Flores sacrificed the weekend’s championship game, with Traoré, Le Normand, Merino, Oyarzabal and Kubo all missing, leaving the best of the best to rest up for the BL clash.
Luis Enrique’s head may be on the boil for the French side, especially as the departure of Kylian Mbappé is not having a good effect on the team cohesion. The Frenchman was substituted at half-time in Friday’s league game against Monaco and watched the second half of the game with his mother in the stands rather than on the bench with his teammates.
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Of course, the BL title is more important than anything else in Paris, so he is guaranteed to start, but within the team it will be increasingly difficult to keep the PSG star in check.
In terms of absentees, the centre-back position continues to be a tight one for PSG, while Sociedad have nothing new under the sun either, with the same starting eleven likely to run out as in the return leg
Topsters prediction Real Sociedad vs PSG
The home side will be looking to dominate the match, despite the two-goal deficit, and they have not given up on progressing. This could also come in handy for PSG, as the French side were able to threaten in the first leg after several quick starts.
Given Sociedad’s form, it would be a miracle to progress, but we’re sure they’ll be looking to leave the stage with their heads held high. And that could work with plenty of attacking chances and corners. We’ll create a betting builder where we expect the home side to take at least six corners they took seven in the first leg), and PSG to concede by a maximum of one goal, thus ensuring their progression.