Factfile on Paris Saint-Germain and Bayer Leverkusen ahead of their Champions League last 16, second leg tie on Tuesday:
Form: PSG are running away with the French Ligue 1 title having opened up an eight-point lead over their only pursuers, Monaco. They also come into this game on the back of a five match winning streak, in which they have scored 16 goals, and unbeaten in nine since a home cup defeat to Montpellier at the end of January. They have been beaten just three times this season, and one of those was in a dead Champions League group stage match away to Benfica when they rested several players having already secured top spot in the pool. Leverkusen's form could not be more different having lost five in a row before they scraped a 1-1 draw at Hannover 96 on Saturday. That dismal five-match losing run began with a 1-0 home defeat in the cup to second division Kaiserslautern. They've also lost eight and won just two of their last 11 matches in all competitions. Their European form hasn't exactly been impressive either, losing their last group stage game 5-0 at home to Manchester United before going down 4-0 in their own stadium against PSG three weeks ago.
Coaches:
Paris Saint-Germain - Laurent Blanc (FRA) 48 yrs
Bayer Leverkusen - Sami Hyypia (FIN) 40 yrs
Leading scorers in all competitions
Paris Saint-Germain - Zlatan Ibrahimovic (38 goals)
Bayer Leverkusen - Stefan Kiessling (14 goals)
Domestic league performance
Paris Saint-Germain - Top of Ligue 1, eight points clear of Monaco
Bayer Leverkusen - Third in Bundesliga, 24 points behind leaders Bayern Munich
Group stage performances:
Paris Saint-Germain - winners of Group C ahead of Olympiakos
Bayer Leverkusen - second in Group A behind Manchester United
European Cup/Champions League best performances:
Paris Saint-Germain - semi-finals 1994/95
Bayer Leverkusen - runners-up 2001/02
Other honours:
Paris Saint-Germain - 3 x French champions, 8 x French Cup winners, 3 x League Cup winners, 1 x Cup Winners' Cup winners
Bayer Leverkusen - 1 x German Cup winners, 1 x UEFA Cup winners
Previous meetings: None
Source: AFP
