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Antoine Griezmann was named in the Barcelona starting line-up for their Champions League last 16, second leg against Paris Saint-Germain in Paris on Wednesday, with coach Ronald Koeman selecting all of his star attackers for their bid to overturn a 4-1 first-leg deficit. Barcelona have often lined up with three centre-backs recently, meaning potentially only room for one of Griezmann and Ousmane Dembele alongside Lionel Messi in attack. However all three start at the Parc des Princes as the Catalans face the seemingly impossible task of recovering from their first-leg hammering last month. PSG are still without Neymar, who also missed the first leg against his old side, and there is no starting slot for Angel di Maria. Instead Julian Draxler joins Mauro Icardi and Kylian Mbappe -- hat-trick hero in the first leg -- up front. Starting line-ups Paris Saint-Germain (4-2-3-1) Keylor Navas; Alessandro Florenzi, Marquinhos (capt), Presnel Kimpembe, Layvin Kurzawa; Leandro Paredes, Idrissa Gana Gueye; Julian Draxler, Marco Verratti, Kylian Mbappe; Mauro Icardi Coach: Mauricio Pochettino (ARG) Barcelona (4-3-3) Marc-Andre ter Stegen; Sergino Dest, Oscar Mingueza, Clement Lenglet, Jordi Alba; Frenkie de Jong, Sergio Busquets, Pedri; Lionel Messi, Antoine Griezmann, Ousmane Dembele Coach: Ronald Koeman (NED) Referee: Anthony Taylor (ENG) as/dj
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2021-03-10
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Hat-trickUEFA Champions LeagueCatalonia2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stageKylian MbappéFC BarcelonaNeymarParis Saint-Germain F.C.Julian calendarLionel MessiAcademy AwardsParisMauro BergamascoAnthony Taylor (referee)DESTIdrissa GueyeLayvin KurzawaFormation (association football)Babacar GueyeAlessandro FlorenziPresnel KimpembeLeandro ParedesOusmane DembéléKeylor NavasStegenFrenkie de JongJordi AlbaSergio BusquetsMarco VerrattiMarquinhosMauricio PochettinoParc des PrincesRonald KoemanAntoine GriezmannAntoine of Navarre

