While PSG and Manchester City, who face each other in 10 days, are in great danger in the Champions League after winning only two matches in six days, Real Madrid, 20th in the ranking with three wins, should qualify rather easily for the rest of the competition. Kylian Mbappé’s Merengues can even climb into the top 8 (directly qualifying for the round of 16) in the event of large victories against Salzburg (on the verge of elimination) then Brest.
According to the calculations of account Football Meets DataReal have the best chance of finishing 15th in the general ranking, which will offer the title holder a play-off with Benfica, AS Monaco and Feyenoord as the most likely opponents. The Lisbon Eagles and the Rocher club are currently 15th and 16th (Adi Hütter’s team ends up with two shocks against Aston Villa and Inter), while the Rotterdam team is 18th in the ranking of this brand new phase of the C1 league.
Mbappé against Monaco?
After a defeat at Lille (1-0) on October 2 and the last match of the first phase at Guingamp against Stade Brestois, Real could therefore face a third Ligue 1 club this season. And Mbappé would then find his training club. The prodigy from Bondy, who attended the INF Clairefontaine pre-training center, chose to continue his training in the Principality at the age of 14 (at the expense of the Girondins de Bordeaux, SM Caen and even Real Madrid and Chelsea).
In Saudi Arabia for the Spanish Super Cup relocated to the Gulf, Real Madrid challenges Barça for a Clasico and a trophy at stake, this Sunday (8 p.m., live on L’Equipe live football), before continuing with a Round of 16 of the Copa del Rey against Celta de Vigo and the reception of Las Palmas in La Liga next week. Mbappé and Vinicius will then return to the LDC, still in the Spanish capital, on January 22 against Salzburg, to hope to validate their qualification for the second round.
