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Neymar won't start for PSG vs Real Madrid: Lineups for 2021-2022 UEFA Champions League Round of 16

Paris Saint-Germain will come against Real Madrid today at Park Des Princes in the first leg of the 2021-22 UEFA Champions League Round of 16. Check out thelineups for this thrilling UCL derby clash.

Mauricio Pochettino of PSG (left) and Carlo Ancelotti of Real Madrid (right)
© John Berry & Quality Sport Images/Getty ImagesMauricio Pochettino of PSG (left) and Carlo Ancelotti of Real Madrid (right)

Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid will clash off at the Park Des Princes in Paris in 2021-22 UEFA Champions League Round of 16 today, February 15, 2022, at 3:00 PM (ET). Here, you will find thelineups of both teams that will appear in this Round of 16 Leg 1 derby match. You can watch the game on fuboTV (Free 7-day Trial) and Paramount + (free trial) in the United States. While if you are in Canada, you can watch it on DAZN.

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This will be their seventh Champions League meeting. No surprises here as Real Madrid are the favorites in head-to-head clashes, having celebrated a victory on three occasions so far; Paris Saint-Germain have grabbed a triumph only once to this day, and the remaining two matches have ended in a draw.

Their most recent game took place on November 26, 2019, when the game ended in a 2-2 draw at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid. It promises to be an even more exciting clash as they meet for the first time since then in the 2021/2022 UEFA Champions League campaign.

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PSGlineup

Following a major ankle injury, PSG’s Neymar returns to the matchday squadalthough he won’tstart. Sergio Ramos, meanwhile, continues on the sidelines, withIdrissa Gueye returning from the Africa Cup of Nations.

PSGstarting XI:
Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Kimpembe, Nuno Mendes; Verratti, Paredes, Danilo; Messi, Mbappe, Di Maria.

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Real Madridlineup

The good news for El Merengue is that Karim Benzema is back. Due to a hamstring injury, the 34-year-old Frenchman has missed two of Whites’previous La Liga duels, but he will show up in Paris.

Toni Kroos and Luka Modric will line up with Casemiro in Ancelotti’s first-choice midfield three, with Marco Asensioearning a spot closer to the attack. Rodrygo, Eden Hazard, and Gareth Bale were all viable choices on the left flank, but it is Vinicius who willstart from the first minute.

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Real Madridstarting XI:
Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Mendy; Modric, Casemiro, Kroos; Asensio, Benzema, Vinicius.

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