No accounting issue, but a team that must convince
Since losing 2-1 on Manchester turf City on November 24, PSG knows that it will have a lot to do in the knockout stages of the C1 since he will necessarily finish in second place in group A. A place which will therefore lead him on the road to a group first in the next round, potentially Liverpool, the Real Madrid, the Bayern Munich or even Chelsea … So, if this last day of the group stage is devoid of any accounting issue, it remains a serious rehearsal for this deadline.
Current leader of the French championship with eleven points ahead of second-placed Stade Rennais, PSG is sure to spend the winter in the lead with a comfortable mattress over its pursuers. However, in terms of content, the Mauricio team Pochettino delivers contrasting performance. Mistreated by Lens last Saturday, the Reds and Blues could have collected a deserved defeat if Georginio Wijnaldum did not equalize with a header in added time (final score 1-1).
Four more days early on, it was Nice who had caught the draw (0-0) at the Parc des Princes. Previously, the reigning vice-champion of France had been led to the score in Saint-Etienne before turning the tide in favor of a numerical superiority (win 1-3). In short, despite a summer recruitment XXL, this PSG is still struggling to convince observers, and especially itself of its ability to seek its European Grail.
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