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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Barcelona forward, Ousmane Dembele, has named Paris Saint-Germain as one of the favourite clubs to win the UEFA Champions League this year.<\/p>\n

The France international said this ahead of Barcelona\u2019s Champions League round of 16 clash with PSG on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

Last year, PSG were runner-up after losing 1-0 to Bayern Munich in the Champions League final.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere will be revenge in the air due to the media trying to spice up things. However, we don\u2019t talk about it in the squad because we know it\u2019ll be a difficult game,\u201d Dembele was quoted by Barcelona\u2019s official website as saying.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know Paris, they are the current Champions League runners-up. They are amongst the favourites to win the trophy [this year].\u201d<\/p>\n

The kick-off time for Barcelona vs PSG is 9 pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Barcelona forward, Ousmane Dembele, has named Paris Saint-Germain as one of the favourite clubs to win the UEFA Champions League this year. The France international said this ahead of Barcelona\u2019s Champions League round of 16 clash with PSG on Tuesday night. 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