"I would have bet my house on what would happen!" - Verratti is not surprised to see Paredes and Ramos square

Marco Verratti wasn't surprised to see Leandro Paredes and Sergio Ramos face off in Paris Saint-Germain's clash with Juventus because "the two players care so much".

Paredes was back at the Parc des Princes for the Champions League group game on Tuesday, just six days after joining Juve from PSG on an initial loan deal.

The Argentina international was involved in a flashpoint during the first half of his new side's 2-1 loss when he got involved straight away with former team-mate Ramos.

As Paredes headed towards Ramos, the latter appeared to push the midfielder back by the throat, which the referee deemed worthy of a yellow card.

And speaking after the match, Verratti joked that this was an incident that was always at risk of happening between two passionate players.

"I'm good friends with [Paredes]. The chances of that happening were pretty good because I had seen them get into it in training," he told Sky Sport Italia.< /p>

"I would have bet my house on what would happen. Both players care so much and put a lot of character into every challenge, but they always have a hug at the end."

Paredes netted 102 touches against his parent club - more than any other Juve player on his Champions League debut since Opta started recording such data in 2003-04.

Juve fought hard in the second half in Paris after Kylian Mbappe fired PSG with a two-goal lead, although Weston McKennie's effort proved to be a consolation.

Les Parisiens have now won five consecutive home games in the Champions League for the first time since November 2013 and November 2014 (a six-game winning streak).

"We were up against a tough opponent at Juve and we knew we were going to suffer to get the three points," said Verratti. "After a good first half, we struggled a bit in the second.

"Juve relaxed a bit after their goal and started to believe in it. They are a great team, but we worked together to bring the result home."

Mbappe's brace took him to 29 goals in the competition for PSG, one shy of Edinson Cavani's club record.

Lionel Messi and Neymar also performed well in attack, and Verratti praised head coach Christophe Galtier for making the trio work as one.

"The coach is very smart. They are quite a difficult team to coach," he said.

"But he made everyone understand that there is only one goal, which is to win, to play together, to enjoy our football and make it a team sport .

"To have a great season, we need everyone, whether we have the ball or not, whether they are on the bench or on the pitch.

"Telling Messi what position to take and where to pass is tricky, but he gave everyone a sense of organization and responsibility.

“There are times, as we saw today, when we all have to defend together. You can be as talented as you want, but everything is easier if we all work together.”< /p>