Former Real Sociedad coach, Raynald Denoueix warns PSG before their Champions League round of 16 against the Basque club.
PSG will finally know. Two months almost to the day after having barely won their qualification on the Dortmund pitch (1-1), Paris Saint-Germain begins a new competition in the Champions League, with a round of 16 a priori within their reach against Real Sociedad. And it is at the Parc des Princes, Wednesday evening (9 p.m.), that Luis Enrique’s players launch this double confrontation, failing to finish at the top of their group.
Quite the opposite of the Spaniards who finished ahead of Inter Milan, Benfica and Salzburg. Caution, therefore, for the Red and Blue. “Compared to the group they had, whatever happens, finishing first in that group when you have Inter and managing to catch them twice even though they are the last finalist and one of the best European teams, It is not a coincidence. There is quality”warns Raynald Denoueix in an interview given to French Football Weekly.fr.
Denoueix warns PSG
And the former French coach of the Basque club (2002-2004), vice-champion of Spain in 2003, to designate the number one danger for the Parisians. His name: Takefusa Kubo. “So I have him in my sights a little bit. Because even if he is theoretically a right winger, he is capable of behaving like a midfielder. I seem to remember that I saw him in teams where he played more of a midfielder. So it doesn’t surprise me that this team has good possession of the ball. »
But more than a player, it is a collective, an identity, a region that Kylian Mbappé’s teammates will face. “The strength of this team? I would say she is Basquesmiles the ex-Nantes coach. I discovered what that meant – and perhaps I didn’t understand everything, because I only stayed there for two years. It means a lot to them. If we take the example of this club, it’s really something that represents them, connects them, unites them. »
“Whether in San Sebastián around Real, in Bilbao around Athletic, in all the Basque clubs, he continues. Of course, there is a sporting rivalry between these two clubs – they want to win – but above all they are Basque so there is immense respect. (…) There is an entity. » Parisians will notice even more on their return, on March 5 in Anoeta. It remains to be seen whether the result of the first leg will have protected them from further disappointment at this stage of the C1…
