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Champions League / Group Stage
Parc des Princes / 18.09.2019
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Pete Sharland

Updated 18/09/2019 at 21:52 GMT+1


7'
Elsewhere, there's another heavyweight clash back in the Spanish capital...
5'
Plenty pointing out it's PSG who are wearing white and Real who are wearing blue... Makes little sense.
3'
It's actually Sarabia whose cross hits the hand of Milatao. The Real defender does not move his arm towards the ball, but it's not exactly by his side.
Seen them given.
1'
PSG want a handball inside the first minute, with Di Maria and Sarabia protesting that his side should have a penalty. We do have VAR but it has not intervened.
1st Half
KICK-OFF
We're under way. Bring it on.
19.58
Out come the teams at the Parc des Princes.
Plenty of stars missing, but plenty on show too. How will Hazard and Bale link-up? How will PSG cope without Mbappe, Neymar and Cavani?
We'll soon find out...
19.55
H2H - Real have a W4 D2 L2 record over PSG, with the sides last meeting in the 2017-18 knockout stages.
Real prevailed 5-2 on aggregate in that last-16 showdown, a stage PSG can't seem to pass having done so the past three season.
19.52
19.47
The form book - PSG bounced back from their shock defeat at Rennes by winning their last three league games. As you may have seen, they had Neymar to thank for his last-minute acrobatics against Strasbourg on the weekend, and that means they are still top of Ligue 1.
Real are third in La Liga having won two, drawn two from their opening four games. Zidane's biggest concern heading to Paris will be that his side conceded in all four matches.
19.40
19.33
In today’s European papers it is revealed that Real Madrid have a secret pact with Kylian Mbappe that means they’ve already made a downpayment ahead of what will be a world-record transfer from PSG to Real Madrid in the summer.
19.28
A swift reunion...
19.26
Plenty going on with those teams. Keylor Navas' first Champions League match for PSG is in goal against the club he won the trophy three times.
WIth Neymar suspended and Mbappe and Cavani both injured, it's Di Maria, Icardi and Sarabia up front for the hosts.
For Real, Hazard starts his first game, and he will be joined in attack by Bale and Benzema. Vinicius Jr drops to the bench.
With Ramos suspended, it's Militao who partners Varane.
TEAMS
PSG XI: Keylor Navas, Meunier, Thiago Silva, Kimpembe, Bernat, Verratti, Marquinhos, Gueye, Di María, Icardi, Sarabia
Subs: Rico, Diallo, Kurzawa, Herrera, Paredes, Choupo-Moting, Kouassi
TEAMS
Real Madrid XI: Courtois, Carvajal, Militao, Varane, Mendy, Casemiro, Kroos, James, Bale, Benzema, Hazard
Subs: Areola, Lucas V, Jovic, Odriozola, Vinicius Jr, Rodyrgo, De la Fuente
19.18
A night after Dortmund-Barcelona (let's forget it was a 0-0, shall we?) it's time for PSG vs Real Madrid.
Stay with us here for live updates of an enticing encounter. Kick-off is 9pm BST, but first, the teams...