Good evening and welcome to LIVE text commentary of the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final tie between Paris Saint Germain and Barcelona at the Parc des Princes. It's one of France's frontrunners against La Liga's leaders in a meeting that has all the ingredients to be one of the showdowns of this year's competition.

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Lionel Messi has scored 43 goals this season in all competitions, reaching 40+ goals in a single campaign for the sixth time in a row with Barcelona.

The two teams have met regularly recently in the Champions League, with PSG beating Barca 3-2 at home in a Group F game this season before losing 3-1 at the Nou Camp. David Luiz’s goal on the 30th of September 2014 was the only one scored by a defender in the Champions League meetings between these two teams since 1995.

PSG are without the suspended trio of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Marco Verratti and Serge Aurier. Thiago Motta is out injured while David Luiz is only fit enough for the bench. Neymar starts for Barca despite press speculation to the contrary with Martin Montoya in at right back for the banned Dani Alves.

TEAMS - PSG: Sirigu; Van der Wiel, Marquinhos, Silva, Maxwell; Rabiot, Cabaye, Matuidi; Lavezzi, Cavani, Pastore... Subs: Douchez, Camara, Digne, Luiz, Kimpembe, Lucas, Bahebeck /// BARCELONA: Ter Stegen; Montoya, Piqué, Mascherano, Alba; Busquets, Rakitić, Iniesta; Messi, Suárez, Neymar... Subs: Adriano, Mathieu, Xavi, Rafinha, Bravo, Pedro, Bartra.