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Verratti back to boost PSG against old foes Barca
Published in Alriyadh on 13 - 02 - 2017

Paris St Germain will be well-equipped to renew battle with Barcelona in their Champions League round of 16 first leg at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday after key midfielder Marco Verratti made a well-timed return to the team.
Two years ago, Barcelona humbled PSG 3-1 in Paris in the first leg of their quarter-final tie when the French champions were without talismanic forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Verratti, and saw captain Thiago Silva limp off the pitch after 21 minutes.
Barca won the return 2-0 to eliminate PSG for the second time in three years at the same stage of Europe's premium club competition.
Verratti made his comeback from a calf injury in Friday's 3-0 rout of Girondins de Bordeaux, showing his best in a 60-minute appearance with a splendid assist for Edinson Cavani.
"He is a very intelligent player. I watch how he plays with and without the ball. He is really very, very strong. Playing with him is an absolute pleasure," Julian Draxler, himself in impressive form since his January switch from Wolfsburg, said of the Italy international.
Uruguay striker Cavani is in the form of his life, having scored a double against Bordeaux to take his league season tally to 25 goals.
Only the suspended Thiago Motta and long-tem injured Javier Pastore will be missing on Tuesday.
Barca are also in good form after demolishing Alaves 6-0 in La Liga on Saturday but suffered the loss for five months of fullback Aleix Vidal, who sustained a nasty ankle injury.
Gerard Pique, who was rested against Alaves, is back in the squad, along with another defender, Rafinha, who has recovered from a broken nose.
The firepower of Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi and Neymar ensure Luis Enrique's side enter the tie as obvious favourites but PSG winger Angel Di Maria believes the game
for his team to make amends for recent failures against the Spanish club.


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