Paris Saint-Germain will be fixed. This Friday, around noon, the capital's club will know the identity of the team it will face during the 1/8th finals of the UEFA Champions League. After easily rid of the Brest stadium during the dams, the residents of the Parc des Princes know that they will inherit a large songs, since they will face Liverpool or FC Barcelona, who have completed respectively in the first two places Classification during the C1 championship phase. But that does not worry the Ile -de -France residents, who are prepared for all the options as Luis Enrique confessed.
“Barça or Liverpool?” We are ready for the two options. I have my preference, but I will not give it. ” Same bell for Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. “I don't think it should be preferably. We just have to be ready to face one of these two teams. We are PSG. If we can win the Champions League? Of course.” On the side of PSG opponents, we are of the same opinion. To choose, the Reds and the Cups prefer not to play against the champions of France at this stage of the competition. This is what they had suggested after the end of the league phase in late January. And this is always the case.
In Spain, we don't want PSG
In Spain, if Mundo Deportivo Ensures that the abutments are more concerned with the match against Las Palmas than a possible shock against Paris, the press insists that the French training is very scary. MD said: “In the round of 16, Barça will face PSG, with Luis Enrique and Dembélé, or the coveted Benfica. If they have to move to Paris, the Catalans will fall into the difficult part of the draw with a possible semi-final against Madrid. ” Sport is of the same opinion.“The Luis Enrique team won 11 of its 12 games in 2025, scored 18 goals in its last four Champions League games and in France, it is noted that there was no PSG” collective “In recent years.”
Marca is also worried: “For Barça, the draw has two very different aspects: PSG or Benfica. The Parisian team is a threat currently. They crushed Brest in play-offs on a cumulative score of 10-0 and had already beaten the Catalans last season, when Mbappé was still there. The men of Luis Enrique knew how to recycle very well without him. Dembélé's growth, in addition to his return to Barça and that of Lucho, represents a clear risk of elimination. A match against Benfica would certainly be much more pleasant. The LisBoets suffered by eliminating Monaco in the previous round and have already suffered this season from the overwhelming attack on Barça during this 4-5 which put the men of Flick. “
A Parisian attack that concerns Liverpool
Reader also fears Paris: “Everything is so open that it is difficult to make assumptions. Barcelona is certainly interested in a confrontation against Benfica, even if it exposes them to the risk of facing Dortmund in the quarterfinals, although they can also face Aston Villa or Lille. Avoiding PSG is positive, but from there everything is mystery. ” Journalist for ASAndrés Onrubia warned the abutments. “I think PSG has changed in the sense that it presses much better. I do not know if it is due to the fact that Mbappé was not there, because everyone runs in unison and with the ball, it is a very dominant team. It is a team that has already adapted to the philosophy of Luis Enrique and for me it is much better at the collective level than last year. ”
In England, we are talking more this morning of the Darwin Nuñez discomfort in Liverpool than the draw. Despite everything, the Liverpool Echo Ensures that the English club is not serene in front of the PSG offensive armada. “Arne Slot would also need to repair a defense that only cashed two clean Sheets in her last nine matches if he wants to eliminate PSG from European competition. Not only did they beat Brest in two rounds, but they destroyed it on the cumulative score of 10-0. Liverpool has a series of easier matches to the semi-final, with PSG and undoubtedly sleeps the most difficult teams that it could potentially face. ” A few days ago, Arne Slot confessed that he hoped not to face PSG by finishing first in the championship phase.
