Ibrahimovic, 34, was born in Malmo and played for the club between 1999 and 2001.
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Knowing interest in his homecoming is huge, Ibrahimovic has booked an entire square in downtown Malmo where the game will be shown on a big screen for those weren’t able to get tickets.
“We We are a lot better than previous year, so we have a good chance of winning the Champions League”, Ibrahimovic told UEFA’s website. “In our section there’ll be sky blue [Malmo’s colours] and songs for 90 minutes”.
PSG are now in second place in Group A on seven points, three behind Real Madrid.
Despite the Ibrahimovic initiative Arsenal remain interested in Marseille’s Belgian striker Michi Batshuayi. “If we in the stands do not perform, we can not expect miracles on the pitch”. “Try the away section”.
The 10-time European champion needs a convincing win to restore the faith of its disgruntled fans after a humiliating loss to Barcelona.
Laurent Blanc’s side came back from an emotional worldwide break with a 2-1 victory over Lorient in Ligue 1, with Hervin Ongenda and Blaise Matuidi – one of the French players involved in their friendly against Germnay – getting themselves on the scoresheet. They have never gone three games without a goal in the competition.
If the move comes off then it would be a huge surprise.
It was with Malmo that Ibrahimovic made his breakthrough as a precociously gifted teenager, scoring 16 times in 40 appearances for the club before leaving to join Dutch side Ajax Amsterdam.
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Malmö FF was squashed by Shakhtar Donetsk, 0-4, in their match last November 3 at the Arena Lviv in Lviv.
