Intro:

Barcelona centre-back Jérémy Mathieu previews Tuesday's Champions League Group F meeting with Paris Saint-Germain. The French champions are without star forward Zlatan Ibrahimović because of a heel injury.

Script:

SOUNDBITE: (French) Jeremy Mathieu, Barcelona defender (on PSG's Zlatan Ibrahimovic missing the game through injury):

"The plus of not playing against Zlatan Ibrahimovic is that he has a large influence on how Paris Saint-Germain fare. We know he is a great player and he makes a difference in practically every game. I follow the French Ligue 1 a bit and when he does not play, I can tell it makes it harder for PSG to win. It is a plus for us and it will make it more difficult for them."

SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Jeremy Mathieu, Barcelona defender (on team-mate Lionel Messi):

"The first time I saw Lionel Messi, I thought he did not talk to the players who were not as good as him. But he is actually a very nice guy. It is important to have a player like him in our side. I think that Messi no longer thinks about his injury; he's forgotten about it already. I believe we'll see a great Messi performance tomorrow."