SPAIN FOOTBALL SOCCER: Paris St Germain bring the fight to Barcelona in second leg after 2-2 draw at home.

Record ID: 860913

  • Title: SPAIN FOOTBALL SOCCER: Paris St Germain bring the fight to Barcelona in second leg after 2-2 draw at home.
  • Date: 9th April 2013
  • Summary: BARCELONA, SPAIN (APRIL 9, 2013) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF JUAN CARLOS I HOTEL IN BARCELONA DAVID BECKHAM T-SHIRT AND POSTER READY TO BE SIGNED FANS STANDING BY BARRIER OUTSIDE HOTEL HAND HOLDING T-SHIRT - FAN WAITING FOR PSG VARIOUS OF PARIS ST GERMAIN BUS ARRIVING AT HOTEL JUAN CARLOS I IN BARCELONA PSG COACH CARLO ANCELOTTI ENTERING HOTEL PSG MIDFIELDER DAVID BECKHAM SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS AND ENTERING HOTEL STRIKER ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC ENTERING HOTEL CENTRE BACK THIAGO SILVA SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS AND ENTERING HOTEL GOALKEEPER ALPHONSE ARELOA ENTERING HOTEL MIDFIELDER THIAGO MOTTA ENTERING HOTEL VARIOUS OF FANS OUTSIDE HOTEL
  • Embargoed: 24th April 2013 13:00
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  • Location: Spain
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  • Country: Spain
  • Topics: Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVA5M0UBR786HBW9ICEOUHI1UBSM
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  • Story Text: Fans were out in force at a Barcelona hotel on Tuesday (April 9) as Paris St Germain (PSG) arrived in the city.
    PSG are intent on beating favourites Barca in the Champions League quarter finals second leg on Wednesday (April 10) after their 2-2 draw in the first leg.
    PSG have centre back Thiago Silva back in the squad after sustaining a knee injury in the first match, as well as centre back Alex, who has recovered from a thigh problem.
    David Beckham is a probable starter after a decent performance in the first leg, with the second holding midfielder spot likely to be between Italian Marco Verratti and Frenchman Clement Chantome.
    Four-time winners Barcelona, who are undefeated in 20 Champions League home outings, are targeting a sixth successive semi-final appearance, but the "blaugranas" might have to cope without World Player of the year Lionel Messi, who is recovering from a hamstring strain picked up in Paris last week.
    Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova also has to decide who will partner Gerard Pique in the centre of the defence as Javier Mascherano is out with a knee injury and Carles Puyol is a doubt as he recovers from knee surgery.
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