The new format of Champions League leaves big surprises such as the difficult position of Paris Saint-Germainare currently out of the positions to qualify for the next round of the tournament and have just three days left to avoid relegation. The team led by Luis Enrique After five days it is in the 25th position in the standings, with 4 points, just below the last place that gives access to the round of 32 tie and occupied by another giant in crisis, the real Madridwith 6 points.
The worst thing for PSG is that the new format of the competition is designed to have incentives until the last game, which makes it almost impossible for them to face a team with nothing at stake. The Parisian team is in danger of being left out of the Champions League with the pools predicting it will fight for a place in the top eight, places where there will be a bigger prize: advancing to the round of 16, instead of the round of 16, with the consequent saving of matches , the guarantee of collecting the relevant income to reach that round and also avoiding direct confrontation with the other seven qualified teams. PSG’s three rivals in the final stage of the league stage are two direct rivals and a real power.
On this path, which began in September, PSG made its successful debut against Girona (1-0). Only then did the disappointment come in defeats against Arsenal (2-0) and the draw against PSV in October, and the disappointments in Athletic (1-2) and the Bavaria (1-0) this November. The calendar at the moment is very difficult and, given the position of the French team and its rivals, it is until the end.
PSG’s first rival in its attempt to survive in the Champions League will be up against Red Bull Salzburgon Tuesday, December 10 at 9 p.m. The Austrian team is lower in the table, in 32nd position, but only one point behind Luis Enrique’s team. That is, at the moment it is a direct rival. Like the Gauls, the group led by Pepijn Lijnders They only managed one victory, on matchday 3 against Feyenoord. The rest, defeat.
Luis Enrique vs Pep
The next obstacle for PSG is one of the hallmarks of an era: the City of Manchester. Small joke about this rivalry with the English in clear decline, although (at the moment) not as serious as the French in Europe. Pep Guardiola’s men are in 17th place with 8 points, but at the end of the year they are going through an unprecedented crisis as shown against Feyenoord in the last game where a 3-0 lead was wasted to tie the game at 3-all.
His match will be on January 22, 2025 at 9 pm. A ‘top’ rivalry between two old acquaintances from their time as Barça players and with careers with ties, as former coaches of the Barça team and now in charge of the two giants of world football.
Tuesday, December 10
Red Bull Salzburg
Paris Saint-Germain
- 12/10/2024
- 21:00
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Red Bull Arena Salzburg
Wednesday, January 22
Paris Saint-Germain
City of Manchester
- 1/22/2025
- 21:00
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Parc des Princes
Wednesday, January 29
VfB Stuttgart
Paris Saint-Germain
- 1/29/2025
- 21:00
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Finally, PSG will close the league stage of the Champions League against Stuttgart on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 9 pm The Germans occupy the 27th place and currently have the same points as the Parisian team, 4. So , what remains for Luis Enrique’s PSG is not a bed of roses and even less so after seeing the mess they find themselves in. the first five days of the Champions League.
Source: La Verdad
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