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Champions League: in the round of 16, PSG will avoid Bayern, Liverpool and Ronaldo

2020-12-10T11:15:50.168Z


Winner of Basaksehir on Wednesday, Paris finished first in their group and will receive their return to the round of 16.


There was little talk of football between Tuesday and Wednesday.

Especially the incidents of Tuesday evening, with the "unacceptable" words of the fourth referee, dixit Neymar, "the strong and courageous decision" of the players to leave the lawn, according to Thomas Tuchel, and finally the postponement of this match between PSG and Basaksehir .

But the game resumed on Wednesday, with Paris which made short work of the Istanbul club (5-1).

"A great performance, an almost perfect match with and against the ball", relished the German coach.

And to add: "We are very happy, and happy to finish in first place."

All the more “happy” since the situation was delicate after three matches, with only three small points and already two defeats on the clock… “We had a lot of difficult phases in this season and of course also in the Champions League.

But we also had phases or played not too badly, but without having results, ”notes the former Dortmund coach.

The results finally arrived, against Leipzig (1-0), in Manchester (1-3) and therefore against this Turkish team which landed at the Parc des Princes without any stake.

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PSG, for its part, had to complete the work and validate its ticket for the round of 16, if possible by grabbing first place in Group H. The first part of the contract was fulfilled on Tuesday evening, thanks to the success of Leipzig against MU (3 -2).

And the second, Wednesday.

"The round of 16 will be tight, whether we are first or second," explained Thomas Tuchel before the meeting against the champion of Turkey.

"You know the history of PSG, it was not always easy in the round of 16 ..."

Thomas tuchel

In fact, it will be a little less tight having finished first.

In any case, the capital club will certainly avoid the other top group players, including the last two winners of the event, Bayern Munich in 2020 and Liverpool, in 2019, or Manchester City, who would like to add his name. to the list of winners of the Champions League.

At least as much as Paris Saint-Germain… Cristiano Ronaldo and Juventus, Borussia Dortmund - which PSG released last year in the 8th - and Thiago Silva's Chelsea are also in this case.

PSG will not be able to cross them in the round of 16.

Ditto for Real Madrid, third before the sixth day and who finally won their group in front of Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Unsinkable Zinedine Zidane, unsinkable Casa Blanca.

The fire is out before the Madrid derby.

This does not mean, however, that the double confrontation which awaits Marquinhos and others at the beginning of next year will be a matter of health, far from it.

"You know the history of PSG, it was not always easy at this stage of the competition," Thomas Tuchel reminded the press on Monday. 

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It is nevertheless necessarily a good thing to postpone the clash with the top names of this C1.

Note that two clubs from the same group cannot compete in the round of 16.

Paris will therefore not be able to inherit RB Leipzig during the draw next Monday.

No fratricidal duel between clubs from the same country either at this stage of the competition.

But there, no risk: OM and Rennes did not pass the cut ...  

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Still, the champions of France could meet beautiful people anyway in the 8th.

There will be no little Thumb.

Like the current leader in the La Liga standings, Atlético Madrid.

Antoine Griezmann, Diego Godin and company are no longer there, but Diego Simeone is still in charge and he has a quality group around Joao Felix.

It wouldn't be a good draw for Paris.

Even if it would be an even worse draw for the Colchoneros.

Worries on the pitch, at the bank and in the locker room?

Barça is doing badly.

But by February 2021, a lot can happen ... Paris could also find old acquaintances, with Atalanta Bergamo, its opponent in the Champions League quarterfinals (2-1) last August, in Lisbon , or challenge teams that have played bad tricks in Marseille and Rennes, FC Porto and Sevilla FC.

Lazio Rome could also stand in the way of the Parisians, just like Marcus Thuram and M'Gladbach.

One thing is certain: the 8th will be played on February 16-17 and 23-24, 2021 for the first leg, and March 9-10 and 16-17 for the return leg.  

Potential opponents of PSG 

: Atlético Madrid, Borussia M'Gladbach, FC Porto, Atalanta Bergamo, Sevilla FC, Lazio Rome, FC Barcelona.   

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Source: lefigaro

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