Paris Saint-Germain v Real Madrid: Strengths, weaknesses, key battles - where will Champions League last-16 tie be won?

The Champions League returns with a bang on Tuesday as Paris Saint-Germain host Real Madrid in the first leg of their last-16 tie. It was a clash that was not originally scheduled to happen when the Champions League draw was made in December. However, due to an error with the draw it was redone and the two sides, managed by Mauricio Pochettino and Carlo Ancelotti, were pitted against each other.

Ad/> It will be the first meeting between PSG and Real in the knockout rounds since they met in the last 16 in 2017/18, when the Spanish side won 5-2 on aggregate. Champions LeagueRamos ruled out of PSG-Real Madrid Champions League clash3 HOURS AGO Ahead of the clash we asked our reporters at Eurosport France and Spain to assess the strengths and weaknesses of both teams and where the tie could be won and lost. Who do you think will be the key players? Eurosport Spain's Ivan Castello: The big names, of course, will be the protagonists of a duel that is full of them, starting with the best in history, Lionel Messi, against the best Champions League club in history, Real Madrid.

Eurosport France's Cyril Morin: I'd say Kylian Mbappe. Because of all the history around him and Real Madrid. But mostly because if anything happens for PSG, he will be part of it, no doubt about him.

He's the key player of PSG for several months now and his skills look quite threatening for Real Madrid defense. You can choose Messi, as well, because of what he represents but also because PSG brought him here just for theses games. He needs to step up and Real Madrid looks like the perfect match for that.