Which of the super-rich two will make the least cheap errors?
Manchester City have the advantage over Paris Saint-Germain after claiming a 2-2 draw at the Parc des Princes, but the question now is whether they have the nerve to keep strong and ensure it gets them to the semifinal. Or, will we see the errors that completely characterised the first leg? If the latter is the case, then this could end up a genuine free-for-all and it's difficult to imagine either side keeping a clean sheet.
It is certainly likelier to be the case now that Vincent Kompany's absence has been confirmed, while PSG have had the boost of Laurent Blanc at least being able to name Marco Verratti in the squad. The French champions just looked so much looser and lacking in cohesive creativity without the Italian midfielder, and it undoubtedly played into the mistake-strewn openness of the first leg.
This is supposed to be the stage of the competition when things get serious, the point at which errors are punished and there's a focus to go with the quality that you just don't get as commonly during the group stages. We didn't see anything like that in the first leg. If one of them can do it this time, or at least just make fewer mistakes than the opposition, they will reach that long-awaited semifinal.
It is certainly likelier to be the case now that Vincent Kompany's absence has been confirmed, while PSG have had the boost of Laurent Blanc at least being able to name Marco Verratti in the squad. The French champions just looked so much looser and lacking in cohesive creativity without the Italian midfielder, and it undoubtedly played into the mistake-strewn openness of the first leg.
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