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November 21, 2012 10:45 PM EAT
NSK Olimpijs'kyj — Kyiv (Kiev)
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Dynamo Kiev - Paris Saint-Germain Preview: Ancelotti's side require a point to progress from Group A

The visitors need just a draw or better to qualify for the last 16, but face a Ukrainian outfit who have been formidable at home in the Champions League so far

By Mohammed Ali

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Champions League - Paris Saint Germain vs Dynamo Kiev (Ibrahimovic)
Champions League - Paris Saint Germain vs Dynamo Kiev (Ibrahimovic)
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DYNAMO KIEV


Koval
Danilo, Mykhalyk, Khacheridi, Taiwo
Garmash, Miguel Veloso
Yarmolenko, Kranjcar, Gusev
Brown
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN

Paris Saint-Germain
Sirigu
Van der Wiel, Alex, Thiago Silva, Maxwell
Chantome, Verratti, Matuidi
Pastore, Lavezzi
Ibrahimovic

Dynamo Kiev coach Oleg Blokhin will recall the likes of Denys Garmash and Maxym Koval for the visit of Paris Saint-Germain to the Olympic Stadium on Wednesday evening.

The duo were rested in the 1-0 defeat to Metalurg Donetsk at the weekend, leaving the capital side further adrift of Shakhtar Donetsk at the top of the domestic league.

Ironically, Blokhin could well name the same 11 players that lost 4-1 to PSG on matchday one, though Marco Ruben and Ognjen Vukojevic could be contention for starting berths.

Carlo Ancelotti's side head east without a number of players including star winger Jeremy Menez. The 25-year-old sits out the game, having limped off in the shock 1-2 defeat to Stade Rennais in Ligue 1 at the weekend.

Christophe Jallet has still not recovered from the injury that forced him out of the international friendlies last week, with the captain joining Kevin Gameiro, Thiago Motta and Mathieu Bodmer on the sidelines.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic returns from suspension, for the first game after his four-goal haul against England, having notched four assists in his last outing for les Parisiens - in the 4-0 win over Dinamo Zagreb. Marco Verratti (rested) and Mamadou Sakho (suspension) will also make their comebacks.

  DID YOU KNOW?
  • Dynamo Kiev sit third in Group A, with just four points out of a possible 12. They are yet to be beaten at home in this season's group stage.
  • The Ukrainian side beat PSG 3-0 in a Europa League encounter in 2009, the last time the two sides met in Kiev.
  • Oleg Blokhin's men will be eliminated if they do not win on Wednesday evening.
  • Dynamo Kiev's Olympic Stadium hosted the final of Euro 2012, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic scoring a scissor-kick against France here in the group stage.
  • Paris Saint-Germain could join Porto in the last 16, with a point on Wednesday. They sit in second place with nine points, one behind their Portuguese rivals.
  • The French side have not won in their last three Ligue 1 games.
  • Ibrahimovic tops the assists chart with four - all of them came against Dinamo Zagreb in the previous Champions League outing.
  • PSG have only won one away game in this competition since 1997 - and that came against Zagreb on matchday three.

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Head to Head
UEFA Champions League ‎(UCL)‎ Nov 21, 2012 Dynamo Kiev 0 - Paris Saint-Germain 2
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UEFA Champions League ‎(UCL)‎ Sep 18, 2012 Paris Saint-Germain 4 - Dynamo Kiev 1
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UEFA Europa League ‎(EL)‎ Apr 16, 2009 Dynamo Kiev 3 - Paris Saint-Germain 0
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UEFA Europa League ‎(EL)‎ Apr 9, 2009 Paris Saint-Germain 0 - Dynamo Kiev 0
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Last Five Matches
Dynamo Kiev
Feb 21, 2013Girondins de Bordeaux 1 - Dynamo Kiev 0EL
Feb 14, 2013Dynamo Kiev 1 - Girondins de Bordeaux 1EL
Dec 4, 2012Dinamo Zagreb 1 - Dynamo Kiev 1UCL
Nov 21, 2012Dynamo Kiev 0 - Paris Saint-Germain 2UCL
Nov 6, 2012Dynamo Kiev 0 - Porto 0UCL
Paris Saint-Germain
May 18, 2013Paris Saint-Germain 3 - Stade Brestois 29 1FRA1
May 12, 2013Olympique Lyonnais 0 - Paris Saint-Germain 1FRA1
May 5, 2013Paris Saint-Germain 1 - Valenciennes FC 1FRA1
Apr 28, 2013Evian Thonon Gaillard 0 - Paris Saint-Germain 1FRA1
Apr 21, 2013Paris Saint-Germain 3 - OGC Nice 0FRA1
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Available Squads
35Maksym KovalGoalkeeper
2Danilo SilvaMidfielder
3BetãoDefender
3Taye TaiwoDefender
34Yevhen KhacheridiDefender
4Miguel VelosoMidfielder
19Denys GarmashMidfielder
20Oleh HusyevMidfielder
25Haruna Abdulkarim LukmanMidfielder
99DuduMidfielder
11B. IdeyeStriker
1Oleksander ShovkovskiGoalkeeper
5Ognjen VukojevicMidfielder
23Andriy BogdanovMidfielder
9Andriy YarmolenkoStriker
-Artem MilevskyStriker
13Admir MehmediStriker
15Marco RubenStriker
30Salvatore SiriguGoalkeeper
4Thiago SilvaDefender
33AlexDefender
17MaxwellDefender
2Gregory van der WielDefender
-Mohamed Lamine SissokoMidfielder
19NenêMidfielder
14Blaise MatuidiMidfielder
24Marco VerrattiMidfielder
21Ezequiel LavezziStriker
18Zlatan IbrahimovicStriker
1Nicolas DouchezGoalkeeper
3Mamadou SakhoDefender
22Sylvain ArmandDefender
20Clément Chantôme Midfielder
31Adrien RabiotMidfielder
27Javier PastoreMidfielder
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