The draw for the round of 16 of the Champions League took place in Nyon, Switzerland. While PSG could fall on very heavy ground, due to their second place in their group, the capital club will ultimately have to challenge Real Sociedad. If the Basques are far from being bad, the Parisians still avoid the worst. Asked about this on the official Txuri-urdinak channel, Roberto Olabe, director of football at Real Sociedad, reacted to this double confrontation against PSG, scheduled for next February:
“We are calm but excited, we are humble enough to admit that PSG is a great team. Just look at the players they used to be on the bench. If players like Keylor Navas, Ekitike, Soler, Fabian Ruiz or Danilo don’t play regularly, that says a lot about the rest of the group. We will approach this match with ambition, as a new step forward for us. But I think our recent history with draws for European competitions has been difficult..
