In Dortmund, we are clearly not fans of PSG…
The reunion on December 13 promises to be lively. Dortmund will then host PSG, as part of a sixth and final day of the decisive Champions League group stage. A draw might not be enough for the Parisians in the run-up to the round of 16 if Newcastle won at the same time against AC Milan. However, given the animosity fueled by the BvB towards the Rouges et Bleus, the Borussen will not hesitate to eliminate Paris if they have the possibility.
Tuesday evening after their success in Milan (1-3) – the Dortmund players believed they had locked up first place in the group while PSG lost at the Parc des Princes against the Magpies. Mats Hummels then learned live on German television that the Parisians had equalized from the penalty spot. “ Justified this time, I hope », he then replied, still visibly upset by the penalty whistled against his team in this same Park on September 19. “ Probably a hand », Says former BvB glory Mattias Sammer before having confirmation that the penalty awarded to PSG was indeed the result of a handball in the area. Questionable what’s more.
Already a tackle from Watzke
On stage, clearly, the Borussen have thus suggested that Paris could have an advantage in its European journey. A feeling which echoes the recent declaration of the president of the Ruhr club Hans-Joachim Watzke, who on Monday in the general assembly spoke of his opponents in C1: “ We no longer play against football clubs, but against States. We play against Qatar, who are the main owners of PSG, and against Saudi Arabia, who are the main shareholders of Newcastle. However, we are in first place… »
