PSG's projected starting XI to face FC Barcelona this Tuesday

On the eve of the match, the first trends are already emerging for the FC Barcelona vs PSG lineups, the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final which will take place on Tuesday.

Six days after their 3-2 loss in the first leg quarter-final at home against FC Barcelona, PSG plays their European future on Tuesday night at the Estadi Olympic.

And on the eve of this decisive match, Luis Enrique already knows that he will have an almost complete squad for his return to Catalonia, with only Presnel Kimpembe as an absent player.

Achraf Hakimi returns from suspension while Nordi Mukiele has been given medical clearance, ten days after his head collision against Clermont.

Let's get into the predicted lineups. On PSG's side, Gianluigi Donnarumma will be in goal and could protect a back four consisting of Achraf Hakimi on the right, Marquinhos and Lucas Hernandez in central defense, and Nuno Mendes on the left.

Substitute in the first leg, Warren Zaire-Emery is expected to start in the right midfield position, with Vitinha in front of the defense and Fabian Ruiz in the left, although Le Parisien does not rule out a start for Manuel Ugarte in the holding role (Vitinha would then play on the left side of the midfield).

In attack, Kylian Mbappe will start despite his poor performance in the first leg, while Ousmane Dembele is also expected to be in the starting eleven.

The uncertainty concerns the third attacker. After a good performance as a substitute in the first leg, Bradley Barcola is expected to replace Marco Asensio and probably be deployed on the right wing, with Ousmane Dembele in the playmaker role. Another option would be to start Goncalo Ramos up front, with Dembele and Mbappe on the flanks.

PSG's projected starting XI to face FC Barcelona this Tuesday

• PSG's predicted lineup against FC Barcelona: Donnarumma - Hakimi, Marquinhos, Hernandez, Nuno Mendes - Zaire-Emery, Vitinha, Ruiz (or Ugarte) - Dembele - Barcola (or Ramos), Mbappe.

As for Barca, who won 1-0 on Saturday against Cadiz with a heavily rotated squad and a goal from Joao Felix, Xavi Hernandez will be without Sergi Roberto and Andreas Christensen on Tuesday night, suspended, as well as Gavi and Alejandro Balde, who have long-term injuries.

Coming off the bench in the first leg as well as this weekend in La Liga, Pedri is in contention for a return to the starting lineup for Barcelona on Tuesday night. He will be competing with Fermin Lopez to accompany Ilkay Gundogan and Frenkie de Jong, who were rested on Saturday against Cadiz and are expected to start the second leg against PSG.

Otherwise, it should be the same Barcelona lineup as in the first leg.

• FC Barcelona's predicted lineup against PSG: Ter Stegen - Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Cancelo - Gundogan, De Jong, Pedri - Yamal, Lewandowski, Raphinha.