In difficulty in its Champions League group, PSG will play its qualification for the 8th against Borussia Dortmund. If he manages to pass, but without finishing first in his group, the club will then be out, according to Dominique Sévérac.
Will Paris Saint-Germain be eliminated from the Champions League in the group stage? Such a scenario, unprecedented under the QSI era, is not currently envisaged in the Parisian ranks. Logically, PSG still believes in its chances of qualifying for the round of 16, even if uncertainty remains total. Firstly because we must not lose next December 13 on the pitch of Borussia Dortmund, then because the pursuers Newcastle and AC Milan, both two units behind PSG, can still get ahead of them. in the event of defeat in Germany. And even if Paris qualified, it would have to finish at the top of the group to avoid a very dangerous eighth, which some already see as prohibitive.
One day before the end of the group stage, four teams are already guaranteed to finish at the top of their group. These are Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Arsenal and Real Madrid. Other clubs also have their ticket, but do not yet know where they will finish: Inter Milan, Atlético de Madrid, FC Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, Lazio Rome and Real Sociedad. So many potential candidates for the first places, added to the four already mentioned, which make us fear the worst in the event of second place for PSG. For Dominique Sévérac, the mass would even already be said, in the event of such a configuration. The journalist explained it on the set of the channel The Team. “ The four sure to be first are superior to Paris Saint-Germain as we speak, so it would be the round of 16, as usual, as the end point. »
Capital importance
Already on the verge of a disaster scenario before being saved by a more than contentious penalty awarded in the final moments of Tuesday evening’s match against Newcastle (1-1), Kylian Mbappé and his partners therefore know what their mission will be on the side from Dortmund. Winner of the German club in the first leg (2-0), PSG has the means to do it again. At least on paper. The outcome of the meeting will, in any case, be of capital importance for the continuation of the Parisians’ European campaign.
