French giants PSG will be at home to take on Italians AC Milan on Match Day 3 of the Champions League. The two sides are a point apart, PSG second on three and Milan third with two points in Group F. PSG suffered a humiliating 4-1 loss at the hands of Newcastle United last time out in this group. A fired up PSG recovered with two straight wins in domestic action. They blanked Rennes 3-1 before seeing off Strasbourg 3-0 and have now scored three or more in three of five matches. In their last five matches, PSG have managed three clean sheets. They will hope to take this defensive solidity to the Milan game. They’ve done even better at home, winning four of five matches and keeping clean sheets in the last three. In each of their five home matches coming into this, PSG scored at least two goals.
AC Milan are still in search of their first win in Group F. They’ve drawn both matches and come into this one straight from a loss. In their last outing they fell 1-0 to Juventus in the Italian Serie A. in recent times they haven't been very prolific in attack, scoring just once in their last three matches. The Italian giants have however suffered just one loss in their last seven matches. The two opening draws in this group left PSG without a win in five Champions League matches. Both of Milan’s draws were goalless, meaning they’ve now failed to score in four straight Champions League matches. In eight Champions League matches, Milan haven't managed to score more than a goal. In their last four away matches in the Champions League, Milan have no win, but lost once.
PSG have the upper hand here, and will want to take advantage of playing at home. They have a good home run, and face a side that has struggled in the Champions League. Milan haven't won a Champions League game in the last five outings. Our prediction for PSG v AC Milan is for PSG to win.