2023-12-18 21:25:09
Held in check on the Lille pitch on Sunday evening (1-1) and already ready to host FC Metz at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday evening (9 p.m.), the Parisians see their end of the year punctuated by the end of the first leg of the French Championship in which they are guaranteed to finish as the leader. But, this Monday morning, the light training session which took place at the PSG Campus in Poissy mainly gave pride of place to the Champions League with the draw for the round of 16 of the competition which was held in Nyon at midday.
A moment followed with great attention by the entire Parisian squad who were gathered on the pitch when the former English defender John Terry fired the ball of the capital club and that of Real Sociedad (go: February 14 , return: March 5). Kylian Mbappé’s partners were able to discover the identity of their future opponent live on the giant screens installed along the training grounds, usually used by Luis Enrique to host tactical exercises during his sessions.
The Spanish technician took care to take a short break during training so that the players who were working in the gym joined those who were on the field to witness, all together, this decisive moment of the second part of the season.
Soler and Ramos return
If PSG inherited a generally affordable draw compared to the identity of the other clubs which made up hat 1, the players showed no euphoria, nor signs of joy when the name of Real Sociedad was drawn . Anxious to prepare well for this big winter meeting, certain elements have confided that they want to closely follow the matches of the Spanish team, currently sixth in La Liga. Between now and their meeting at the Parc against PSG, the Basques will have eight matches to play, which gives the Parisians time to carefully analyze their strengths and weaknesses.
Today’s session was also marked by the returns of Carlos Soler and Gonçalo Ramos, affected by a virus. The Spaniard had to forfeit against Lille, just like the Portuguese who also missed the trip to Dortmund. A final training session is on the Parisians’ program this Tuesday morning (11 a.m.), while Luis Enrique is expected at a press conference at 1 p.m.
#PSGReal #Sociedad #euphoria #Parisian #locker #room #Champions #League #draw