Barcelona and PSG met in the group stages with both teams winning their respective home ties while they also met in the 2013 quarterfinals when the Spaniards prevailed on away goals after a 3-3 aggregate draw.
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The French champions will be without suspended star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic for the first leg after the Swede was given a one-match ban following his sending off in the last-16 victory over Chelsea.
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Barcelona vice-president Jordi Mestre knows the two sides are familiar foes.
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“PSG are old foes for us and we met them in the group phase. They’re a great team who have .reinforced their squad significantly and we’re going to have to fight for the victory,” he explained.
“In the quarterfinals, all the teams are strong and PSG are a strong team, very strong and it’s going to be difficult for us.”
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Barca, who overcame Manchester City 3-1 on aggregate, are on track for a treble of Liga, Copa del Rey and the Champions League trophies as their high-flying side ride on the crest of a streak that has seen them win 17 of their last 18 matches.
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