Overview
- Paris hosts the Champions League semi-final opener on Tuesday at 21:00 local time, with PSG welcoming Bayern to the Parc des Princes.
- Bayern head coach Vincent Kompany serves a UEFA suspension that keeps him off the touchline, so assistant Aaron Danks leads under rules that bar in-game contact with the bench or entry to the dressing room.
- Injuries to Serge Gnabry and Raphaël Guerreiro thin Bayern’s cover, leaving Nicolas Jackson as the only experienced attacking substitute, while youngsters Tom Bischof and Lennart Karl are not expected to be ready.
- PSG coach Luis Enrique said midfielder Vitinha and right back Achraf Hakimi are fit to play, giving the hosts more options to change the game from the bench.
- Away from the tie, RB Leipzig chief Oliver Mintzlaff urged keeping 19-year-old Yan Diomande, saying the rising talent could grow in value rather than be sold now.