UEFA Champions League: Where to watch Barcelona vs Paris Saint-Germain live on February 16, 2021

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Barcelona are back in Champions League action on Tuesday and will host last season's runners-up Paris Saint-Germain in a last 16 tie at Camp Nou.

Match preview

A mouth-watering clash awaits Barcelona on Tuesday night as they will welcome Paris Saint-Germain to Camp Nou for the first leg of their Round of 16 tie. The Catalans, just like their French opponent, enter the upcoming clash brimming with confidence as a result of the impressive performances they have put together in recent weeks.

Having had a rough start to life in the ongoing campaign on the domestic front, Ronaldo Koeman's men have turned things around to rank in the higher echelons of La Liga since the turn of the year. Over the weekend, they took their unbeaten run in the competition to 12 with victory over Deportivo Alaves, and emphasized their change in fortune by beating the visitors 5-1 at Camp Nou. Their brilliant run has yielded 10 wins while the remaining two matches ended in draws.

In the Champions League, Barcelona achieved their status as contenders in the Round of 16 by finishing in second place in Group G. However, their status as runners-up fails to highlight the full story as they won all but one of the six games they played in the group stage. Against PSG, they will hope to bounce back to winning ways in the competition, having missed out on a top spot finish as a result of a defeat to Juventus in the final group game.

The Parisens themselves are no new adversaries to Los Blaugrana as it was in a last 16 meeting between the pair in 2017 that the Spanish outfit pulled off one of the greatest remontadas in the Champions League's history. For them, the mission will be to secure a favorable result before the second-leg encounter at the Parc des Prince. They will hope to get their revenge over the Camp Nou outfit after being at the wrong end of their infamous comeback win in 2017.

Indeed, Tuesday's encounter promises to be intriguing considering the nostalgic element at the disposal of both clubs. With the objective to win the Champions League still in view for last year's finalists, they will be required to step up against the Spaniards.

Key stats

Barcelona have defeated Paris SG in each of their last three UEFA Champions League knock-out ties.
The last time Barcelona and PSG met, the former became the first side to qualify for the next round of the knockout phase after picking up a 4+ goals first-leg margin of defeat.
A win will take Barcelona a step closer to reaching the UEFA Champions League quarter-final for a record 14th consecutive season.
Metz are the only one Ligue 1 club to have beaten Barcelona at Camp Nou.

Team news

Barcelona returns to Champions League action with a lengthy injury list. The likes of Piqué, Ansu Fati, Sergi Roberto, Philippe Coutinho, Ronald Araújo and Martin Braithwaite are all ruled out of contention with respective injuries.

For PSG, Neymar Jr's absence inevitably comes as a massive blow in the trip to Camp Nou. The Brazilian striker is currently in recovery after picking up an adductor injury. Meanwhile, Angel Di Maria (thigh), Bernat (knee), Dagba (foot) and Dagba (thigh) are also ruled out of the game while Rafinha (muscular) and Verratti (hip).