Kylian Mbappé vs. Lionel Messi: PSG-Barcelona, face to face for the Champions League

The round of 16 of the Champions League continues its action and doesn't stop. And this afternoon, starting at 3 p.m. ET, Barcelona'slooking for another epic performance. The Culé team that has Lionel Messi as a great figure and that traveled with its brand new president Joan Laporta, visits PSG with the aim of turning the 1-4 suffered at the Camp Nou and getting among the best eight teams in the competition. The mission will not be easy at all, but for the Spanish there are no impossible.

Beyond the fact that the Parisian team has a great advantage, there are antecedents that allow us to get excited from Catalonia. In the 16/17 season, also by the round of 16, PSG had won the first leg 4-0 at the Parc des Princes, but in the return leg, Barcelona achieved a historic 6-1 to seal their place in the quarterfinals. The story today seems more complicated, as they will have to score as a visitor, although DT Ronald Koeman is optimistic.

"There's always life. It depends on how we start the game, on the energy we put in to complicate the opponent's life. We are a team that always creates chances. Having optimal effectiveness, nothing is impossible", said the Dutchman. Of course, the biggest reason for hope in the Blaugrana's due to the presence of Lionel Messi.

"If we think about being able to come back, we need any player at his best level. If Leo is capable of making one of the best games, anything is possible. It is not to give him more pressure. The whole team has to be at their best level", Koeman explained at a press conference.

Without Neymar
On the French side, yesterday it was confirmed that Neymar will not be available for this match. The Brazilian star, who had already missed the first leg, still has not fully recovered from his injury in early February, so he will have to watch the match from the stands.