The Canal+ consultant reacted to the draw for the Champions League, where Paris Saint-Germain was for once rather lucky.
The verdict is in for Paris Saint-Germain. The capital club will face Real Sociedad in the round of 16 of the Champions League, and it was probably not the scenario that Red and Blue supporters feared the most.
The proof with the reaction of Laure Boulleau, live. “But I don’t believe it, it’s not possible”, exclaimed the Canal+ consultant, who feared that her former club would still be unhappy in the draw, as has often happened in recent seasons. Second in its group, PSG could face a big name in the round of 16. And there, ” The worst has been avoided “according to the old international.
Laure Boulleau: “Nothing to do with Bayern or City”
Laure Boulleau then developed her remarks: “Objectively, even if Real Sociedad pleased us well in this group stage, we even said that it was a bit like our Napoli from last season, that has nothing to do with Bayern or City, or with the PSG draw in previous years. »
OFFICIAL 🚨 – The complete draw for the Champions League round of 16!
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It is true that, season after season, PSG has become accustomed to facing a very big club in the round of 16 of the Champions League, whether it is Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, FC Barcelona or even Chelsea. Quite the opposite of Manchester City, who generally do much better, and who will cross paths with Tom Thumb, FC Copenhagen, in the round of 16.
“But City what do they do with draws, I feel like they always get lucky”, asks Laure Boulleau. Journalist Gauthier Kuntzmann provided part of the answer. “Already, they finished first in the groups”, he clarified. This helps to have better prints, in general…