Champions League: Three key battles that could decide outcome of Bayern Munich vs PSG

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Munich, March 8: Bayern Munich are set to play Paris Saint-Germain at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday in the second leg of the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League.

The Bavarian giants come into this game on the back of a 2-1 win over Bruno Labbadia's Stuttgart in the league. Goals from Dutch center-back Matthijs de Ligt and Cameroonian striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting secured the win for Julian Nagelsmann's Bayern Munich. Colombian attacker Juan Jose Perea scored the goal for Stuttgart.

Paris Saint-Germain, on the other hand, beat Antoine Kombouare's Nantes 4-2 in the league. Goals from Argentine superstar Lionel Messi, Portuguese midfielder Danilo Pereira and French forward Kylian Mbappe and an own goal from left-back Jaouen Hadjam sealed the deal for Christophe Galtier's Paris Saint-Germain.

Former PSG star Kingsley Coman scored the only goal of the game in the first leg at Parc des Princes last month as the Parisian giants will be looking to make a comeback from 1-0 down. PSG have dealt with heartbreaks after heartbreaks in the last few years in the Champions League and face the same prospect once again.

Here, we will take a look a three key battles those could decide the outcome of the game.

Erik Maxim Choupo-Moting vs Sergio Ramos

Erik Maxim Choupo-Moting has been a player reborn this season as he has been red-hot for Bayern Munich. The Cameroon international will be up against Sergio Ramos as he will be looking to inflict damage to his former cluhb.

Dayot Upamecano vs Lionel Messi

Expectations will be massive from Lionel Messi as the Argentine superstar will be relied upon by the fans to turn things around against Bayern Munich in the second leg. Bayern Munich have been pretty inconsistent at the back this season and can be hurt by Messi and Dayot Upamecano needs to be at his best to stop the PSG superstar.

Jamal Musiala vs Marco Verratti

Bayern Munich wonderkid Jamal Musiala faces a strong test against a strong PSG midfielder with Marco Verratti being the star man in the middle of the park. It could porove to be a nail biting battle that could decide the fate of the game.