2023-08-31 19:27:21
Paris Saint-Germain fell into a strong group with Borussia Dortmund, AC Milan and Newcastle for the group stage of the Champions League, the draw of which was made on Thursday August 31 in Monaco.
The champions of France, who were seeded, will have to battle against the vice-champions of Germany, the seven-time champions of Europe and the rising power of English football, Newcastle, held by Saudi capital.
The other French club in the running, RC Lens, were relatively spared given their status as a fourth hat team. The Sang et Or fall into the group of Sevilla FC, one of the less formidable seeds, Arsenal and PSV Eindhoven.
In addition to the duel of the Hernandez brothers, Lucas at PSG and Theo at Milan, the double confrontation will pit Paris against other Blues, Mike Maignan and Olivier Giroud. The “Rossoneri” were quarter-finalists last season, eliminated by their neighbors Inter (1-0/2-0).
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Vice-champion of Germany, doubled on the last day by Bayern, Borussia is also a formidable opponent, with the striker of the Ivory Coast Sébastien Haller, the prodigy Karim Adeyemi or the former Marco Reus and Mats Hummels.
Finally Newcastle finds the Champions League after 21 years of absence, and has a balanced workforce built thanks to the money of the Saudi Investment Fund.
The 2002-2003 season also corresponds to the last appearance of RC Lens in C1.
For their return to the international scene, the Artésiens will find Arsenal, whom they had beaten at Wembley in C1 1998-1999 (1-0), in the group stage, after a draw at Bollaert (1-1).
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