Paris Saint-Germain should be entitled to heavy duty during the knockout stages of the Champions League. Some have already made their choice on the team they should face.
The draw for the knockout stages of the Champions League will be made next Monday. While waiting to know in what sauce each will be eaten, comments are rife on the opponent who would best suit Paris Saint-Germain. Qualified extremely accurately thanks to the combination of its draw snatched at Dortmund on Wednesday (1-1) and the success of AC Milan at Newcastle (1-2), the Parisian club knows that it has a good chance of falling on a very tough opponent. Some observers have in any case already made their choice.
Journalist at France Football, Olivier Bossard gave his opinion this Thursday. For him, it is towards Catalonia that PSG could be sent. And more precisely from FC Barcelona. “ Luis Enrique and Ousmane Dembélé know. He is a prestigious opponent and he is an opponent who is important in the approach and for the motivation. It’s mobilizing, but it’s also a big opponent who’s been in trouble since the start of the season. » The sometimes shaky state of health of the Blaugrana club would therefore be beneficial to a PSG which is also not really reassuring, particularly on the European scene.
Barcelona, the weakest of the first?
And the observer continues his demonstration, on the set of the channel The Team. “ In terms of the game, it’s very, very complicated on the Barcelona side. (…) He is a prestigious opponent, but in the game it is ultra-complicated. » A point of view shared by former PSG goalkeeper, Jérôme Alonzo. “For me, he is the best opponent for PSG. Real Sociedad is the wrong idea. (…) Barça is the team that I find, apart from Dortmund, the weakest of the leaders (in the group) at the moment.“
For Olivier Bossard, the course of FC Barcelona during recent editions of the C1 goes in the direction of a good draw for PSG. “ Just look at Barça’s progress over the last few seasons. Twice, they don’t come out of the chickens. Last time, they were knocked out by PSG. For me, it’s acceptable. » The suspense will be lifted next Monday near Nyon (Switzerland), during the draw for the round of 16 of the Champions League which will begin at 12 p.m.
