Paris Saint-Germain has its destiny in hand this Wednesday (9 pm) in Stuttgart to qualify for the Champions League dams, but can fear the worst in the event of counter-performance.
Paris Saint-Germain will finally know if he will continue, or not, his journey in the Champions League this season. Everything will be played, for the Parisian club as for several other teams, during the last meeting during a European multiplex which is already historic. After its success in front of Manchester City last week (4-2), PSG has its destiny in its hands this Wednesday evening in Stuttgart, but a disaster scenario is not to exclude for the men of Luis Enrique.
Paris points, before this last meeting, in 22nd place in the classification of this new phase of the Champions League and is therefore virtually qualified for the dams, which will concern the classified clubs between the 9th and 24th place. A victory in Germany would certainly ensure the qualification for the Parisians, who could even dream, in this case, to finish above 16th place and thus secure a return home match during these dams. A draw should even be enough to qualify.
Stuttgart does not want an arrangement
On the other hand, a defeat at the MHHPARENA of Stuttgart could precipitate the Parisians outside the qualifying places in the event of unfavorable results on other lawns. PSG So does not have the choice to play the blow against a team that also fights to qualify, since Stuttgart currently occupies 24th place in the ranking. A draw could be enough for the Germans to validate their ticket for the rest of the competition (less than a feat of Dinamo Zagreb against AC Milan with a victory by seven goals). What to push the two teams to arrange to obtain the qualification together?
A theory refuted in block by Anthony Rouault, the French defender of Stuttgart who will be suspended this evening against PSG. “We must not play for that,” he explained this weekend. It’s not our philosophy anyway. We like to play football. If we start the match with this idea, it’s too much Dangerous, because you can thwart and lose everything. ” The former TFC player took the opportunity to recognize that this Parisian team was less strong than what he had known when he was still in L1: “I knew Messi, Neymar and Mbappé at PSG, C ‘was the ultimate.
Stuttgart compos – PSG: Paris almost complete
Sebastian Hoeness, the coach of the VFB Stuttgart, must deal with many absences for this meeting as prestigious as decisive against PSG. The defender trained in Paris, Dan-Axel Zagadou, is still injured, like the former Rémois El Bilal Touré and Luca Raimund. The former TFC, Anthony Rouault, is therefore suspended. Finally, several players are not qualified for this C1 meeting, such as Jacob Bruun Larsen, Nick Woltemade and Ramon Hendriks.
The probable starting eleven of Stuttgart :: Nübel – Vagnuman, Chase, Chabot, Mittelstädt – Kazazor, Stiller – Leweling, Millot, Fuhrich – Demirovic.
On the Paris Saint-Germain side, Luis Enrique can count on an almost complete group for this trip to Germany. Nuno Mendes (suspended) and Kvaratskhelia (unskilled) are the only ones absent, since Achraf Hakimi and Marquinhos (preserved against Reims last weekend) are back. The Spanish coach is therefore spoiled for choice for his team composition.
The probable starting eleven of PSG : Donnarumma – Hakimi, MarquinhosPacho, L. Hernandez – Fabian Ruiz, Vitinha, J. Neves – O. Dembélé, Doué, Barcola.
Hour, chain, how to see Stuttgart – PSG live
This match between Stuttgart and PSG will not be broadcast in clear on French television since it will only be visible on Canal+ Foot, for which it is imperative to subscribe. To follow this meeting on the internet between Stuttgart and Paris, from 9 p.m. this Wednesday, January 29, you have to go on the Internet, on The Canal+ site. This meeting will also be visible on Canal+ during the multiplex set up by the encrypted chain, at the same time as the other 17 meetings.
For this Champions League meeting, PSG is given favorite by the various sports betting sites for the first match in its history against Stuttgart. The rating for a victory of the Parisians oscillates between 2.5 and 2.7 while that of a victory of the Germans at home is between 3.4 and 3.7. The rating for a draw, the most likely according to the bookmakers, is around 2.4.