PSG, Man City face off in first-leg showdown tonight

Two continental giants-- Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City, lock horns in the first leg of their semi-final at the Parc des Princes tonight.

Les Parisiens prevailed on away goals against reigning champions Bayern Munich to march to the final four, while Man City secured a 4-2 aggregate victory over Borussia Dortmund to end their recent quarter-final hoodoo.

Both sides enjoyed successful domestic results at the weekend, although City's was far more noteworthy, as they beat Tottenham Hotspur in the EFL Cup final while PSG enjoyed a 3-1 Ligue 1 win over Metz.

In spite of one of the most dazzling but fruitless performances from Neymar, PSG were unable to replicate their goal-laden display from the Allianz Arena in their second-leg meeting with Bayern, as the Brazilian and his fellow attacker Kylian Mbappe could not find a way through an inspired Lucas Hernandez and co.

But PSG's attacking prowess has been evident in recent weeks, as Pochettino's men have scored at least three goals in seven of their last nine games in all competitions, and they also appear to have ended their home rut at just the right moment before City make the short trip across the channel.

A success over two legs against City would see PSG become just the ninth team in history to reach the final in two consecutive campaigns, but with only three wins to boast from their last eight in all competitions at the Parc des Princes, Guardiola's serial winners will endeavour to make their journey to Paris a memorable one.

For all of their domestic dominance, however, City and their impassioned supporters are still pining for that first Champions League crown which they so crave, and one of their own in Phil Foden was the hero of the hour in both legs against Dortmund with two late goals in a pair of 2-1 successes.

The Premier League champions-elect just could not break the quarter-final curse in seasons gone by, but by dumping Dortmund and Erling Braut Haaland out of the tournament, City will make an appearance in the final four for the first time since the 2015-16 tournament, where then-manager Manuel Pellegrini could not mastermind a victory over eventual winners Real Madrid.