Tuesday, 11 December 2018

UCL: Mbappe, Neymar in high mood as PSG stars hit Belgrade for tricky cracker against Red Star

- PSG will reach knockout stages of the UCL with win at Red Star on Tuesday night

- The pair of Kylian Mbappe and Neymar were in high mood on Monday afternoon

- Mbappe uploaded a selfie with veteran goalie Gianluigi Buffon before flight time

Kylian Mbappe and Neymar were among top PSG squad members on board, as French Ligue 1 champions made their way to Belgrade, ahead of Tuesday’s Group C cracker against Red Star.

Frenchman Mbappe posted pictures of PSG teammates in high spirit as squad members made their away to the aircraft on Monday afternoon.

Mbappe, also uploaded a selfie of him alongside veteran goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon even as he tried to cover his new silver coloured hair with a cap.

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The summer World Cup star did not forget to show respect for Buffon as he added a crown emoji on the shot-stopper’s head.

In addition, Brazilian pair Neymar and Dani Alves, also appeared in positive groove in their selfie, despite the tough nature of the Champions League away fixture to Red Star.

A win for PSG will guarantee a knockout spot from the ‘Group of Death’ as Group C is fondly called by the fans.

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Going into the game the French champions have eight points after five matches in Group C, with leaders Napoli on nine facing Liverpool with six.

But the boost for PSG is that Red Star on four points are already out of the contest.

A further breakdown of Group C shows that PSG can only emerge as leaders if Napoli beat Liverpool at Anfield.

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However, two results PSG stars will not praying for is a draw or lose, as their chances of progressing to the knockout stage will be in danger.

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously had reported Paris Saint-Germain outclassed their Belgrade rivals with 6-1 win at Parc des Princes on October 3.

After 20 minutes from the start Neymar scored two goals, a little bit later in first half Cavani and Di Maria increased it on the scoreboard.

In the second half Mbappe added goal to his earlier assist, and Neymar made a hat-trick with his second free kick stunner.

Therefore, Marko Marin scored once for the underdog but the final 6-1 is not the result they came for. PSG held a whopping 74% possession in that match, having 34 total shots, 17 of them on target. The Parisian also took 13 corners to none for the visitors.

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