Since Kylian Mbappe has been sidelined with an injury, PSG has struggled, and their lead atop Ligue 1 has shrunk to just five points.
As Christophe Galtier's team seeks a first UCL championship to add to their years of domestic supremacy, their star striker has made an incredible recovery and should be back on the bench today.
They lost 1-0 to Bayern in the 2020 competition's championship game thanks to a Kingsley Coman goal.
The defending German champions enter the match after experiencing some league pressure.
Bayern's lead at the top of the Bundesliga has shrunk to just one point despite scoring 11 goals in their last three league games, all of which they won (unsurprisingly). This is due to their previous three 1-1 draws.
In a tantalizing matchup at the Parc des Princes, Lionel Messi starts for the French powerhouses while Kylian Mbappe sits on the bench as PSG seeks retribution against their German rivals for their Champions League final loss in 2019.
Messi starts and Mbappe is on the bench.
As anticipated, PSG's star striker makes this evening's starting lineup as a substitute.
Any return is impressive considering that he sustained an injury at the beginning of February that was predicted to keep him out for three weeks.
The 24-year-old trained on Sunday and may appear tonight.
Despite questions about his fitness, Messi starts.
Subs: Rico, Letellier, Kiepembe, Mbappe, Ruiz, Bernat, Vitinha, Pembele, Bitshiabu, Gharbi, Ekitike
Bayern XI: Sommer, Pavard, De Ligt, Upamecano, Cancelo, Kimmich, Goretzka, Coman, Sane, Musiala, Choupo-Moting
Subs: Ulreich, Schenk, Gnabry, Davies, Sarr, Blind, Muller, Gravenberch, Tel, Stanisic, Ibrahimovic
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