2023-12-14 03:37:13
Mbappé’s PSG will be determined on its fate on Monday. WOLFGANG RATTAY / REUTERS
At the end of the suspense, Paris-SG qualified for the round of 16 of C1. Update on his potential adversaries. This could be a very big piece.
The die is cast. After their 1-1 draw at Dortmund this Wednesday, PSG finished second in Group F of the Champions League. Luis Enrique’s players took advantage of Milan’s surprising victory at Newcastle (1-2) at the same time. With a success in Germany, they would have finished at the top of the group, and that would obviously have changed everything in view of the draw which will take place on Monday (12 p.m.) in Switzerland. Clearly, PSG will challenge one of the group winners. Not Dortmund: two clubs from the same group cannot face each other in the round of 16, nor can two teams from the same country. Second-placed Copenhagen, PSV Eindhoven, Napoli, Inter Milan, Lazio Rome, RB Leipzig and Porto are not potential opponents either.
Paris Saint-Germain, on the other hand, could find several of its former tormentors in the Champions League, starting with Bayern Munich, who eliminated it last year at the same stage of the competition. Bayern coached by a certain Thomas Tuchel. Bayern is also the memory of the lost final in 2020, in Lisbon, but also of an absolutely crazy Parisian qualification in 2021, in the quarters.
In 2022, it was against Real that PSG took the door in the 8th. And Kylian Mbappé’s future-ex club is one of Paris’ potential opponents, like Manchester City, outgoing European champion and PSG’s semi-final loser, in 2021. The Skyblues are currently in the trough of the wave, but the truth December is rarely that of February, Paris knows that well…
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Barcelona as usual, Atlético for a first?
Is there any need to recall the history between Barça and the club from the French capital? At the time of the Remontada, in 2017, the Barcelona coach was called… Luis Enrique. The reunion would be tasty… It would also be an opportunity for Ousmane Dembélé to return to Camp Nou.
There is still Arsenal, whom PSG has not met since 2016, in the group stage, but also Antoine Griezmann’s Atlético Madrid, and this would be a great first in an official match for the two clubs. So heavy. In these conditions, Real Sociedad almost looks like Tom Thumb. Almost only: the Basques still found a way to finish ahead of Inter Milan in their group. But it is clearly the least prestigious potential opponent. To see if it would be the simplest… One thing is certain: all the first ones will want to avoid PSG. “Big draw coming? Yes, but it will also be difficult for our opponents», slipped Gigio Donnarumma.
PSG’s potential opponents : Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, Atlético Madrid, Manchester City, FC Barcelone.
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