In danger, PSG must take points this Wednesday on home soil against Manchester City.
The disaster scenario is underway for PSG. Very far in the Champions League standings before the start of the day, 25th, Paris lost an additional place after the results of Tuesday January 21 and in particular the victories of Stuttgart on the lawn of Slovan Bratislava or even of PSV Eindhoven, winner of his trip to the Red Star Belgrade field. Also other bad news, Bruges’ draw against Juventus which gives the Belgians 4 points ahead of the Parisians.
All is not yet lost for PSG who can still dream of joining the top 24. As Le Parisien explains, a victory for Celtic Glasgow against Young Boys from Bern and Dinamo Zagreb on the Arsenal pitch, could force PSG to take 4 points out of the 6 still in contention. Bad news for Paris, a secret study revealed by AS would eliminate Paris from the race for the round of 16. But the study is not necessarily reliable because it indicates that it would take 7.6 points to reach 24th place, the last qualifying place for the play-offs, a total already exceeded by the current 24th…
“Last season, we had to fight until the last day to get out of our group. I think that over the last two seasons, we inherited difficult opponents in the group stages. But what I see in my team gives me confidence and makes me very optimistic,” Luis Enrique said at a press conference about the chances of qualifying.