After being released winner of his duel against the Brest stadium during the play-offs, Paris Saint-Germain saw the draw for the knockout stages of the Champions League which was held on Friday of Liverpool as the next opponent. Not an easy task for Parisians, and obviously no more satisfaction on the side of the Reds. The latter would even be quite worried by the form displayed by PSG.
Journalist at RTLBruno Constant spoke of the atmosphere on Saturday that reigned on the side of Liverpool before this C1 shock.
“In England, there has been a little music for a month or two, it is that they look at PSG with another look. They are saying to themselves: 'No but wait, this PSG is gaining momentum'. They are all hallucinated on the midfielder of PSG. »»
Paris, the outsider that is scary
During the show “We redo the match”the observer continued his analysis: “They find that the PSG midfielder is the best in Europe at present, the pressing they make, the intensity they have, the duration they have on the matches. There is a rise in power. And above all they make this remark that PSG finally resembles a team. (…) PSG is scary in England. For Gary Lineker, who did not arrive in football, it is the big outsider of this Champions League. »»
Bluff or not, Liverpool will first move to the Parc des Princes for a first leg scheduled for March 5. Then it will be Paris Saint-Germain's turn to spin on the other side of the Channel to play Anfield on March 11. This season in the Champions League, Paris has already faced two English teams with a shared assessment. An undoubted defeat against Arsenal (2-0) and a stunning victory against a sick manchester City (4-2).
