Maxwell expects European progress - champions league bet tips

Maxwell is backing Paris Saint-Germain to progress in Europe.

Paris Saint-Germain full-back Maxwell does not expect their shock defeat against Reims to derail their bid to reach the last-eight of the Champions League.

The big-spendng French Ligue 1 leaders, who have been heavily backed by their Qatari owners in the transfer market, were stunned away from home on Saturday ahead of Wednesday's last-16 second leg tie against Valencia at the Parc de Princes.

However, former Barcelona star, Maxwell, is confident that there will be no negative impact on the players as they lead 2-1 from the first leg in Spain and look in the box seat to make it through to the quarter-finals.

He said: "I don’t think the defeat to Reims will be a problem because everyone is focused on Europe.

"This competition is very important and we will be giving everything to try and win it."

Paris Saint-Germain, who are are 1.11 to qualify thanks to the away goals scored by Ezequiel Lavezzi and Javier Pastore, can be backed at 1.95 to win in 90 minutes on Wednesday, while Valencia are 4.20 to win on the night and 7.00 to qualify for the last-eight.

Coach Carlo Ancelotti will be without star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who begins a two-match European ban handed down for his sending-off towards the end of the first leg, while Italian midfielder Marco Verratti is also banned. And that could see David Beckham given his first Champions League start for the club.

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