There was no longer a question of good or bad draw for Paris Saint-Germain. The capital's club knew that he was going to have to face very heavy in the knockout stages of the Champions League, where he could only meet Liverpool or FC Barcelona, the two best teams in the group stage.
It will therefore be Liverpool, the leader of the Premier League, and perhaps the best team in Europe since the start of the season. A blow? Not necessarily, if we look at the latest performance of the Reds, which mark the step in this month of February, and those of PSG, unstoppable since the beginning of 2025. Anyway, the poster is tasty!
No PSG-Lille in the quarterfinals
Directly qualified for the round of 16, Lille could cross the Borussia Dortmund or FC Bruges road. The German club was drawn, which promises a beautiful trip to the Igal-Iduna Park for the men of Bruno Genesio. Sportingly, if we look at the BVB ranking in the Bundesliga (11th), we tell ourselves that there is absolutely nothing insurmountable for the DOGUES.
Other information in the draw, in addition to the “national” shocks between Real Madrid and Atlético de Madrid as well as between Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen, we also know the full table of this final phase. And there will therefore be no possible confrontation between PSG and Lille in the quarterfinals. We will have to wait for the final …
The table of the knockout stages of the Champions League:
PSG – Liverpool
Bruges – Aston Villa
Real Madrid – Atlético
PSV Eindhoven – Arsenal
Benfica – Barcelona
Dortmund – Lille
Bayern Munich – Leverkusen
Feyenoord – Inter Milan
Fleet match on March 4-5, return match on March 11-12
