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Where to see Manchester City-PSG and five questions around the match

2021-11-23T21:17:22.980Z


DECRYPTION - Everything you need to know before the shock of the fifth day of C1 between City and Paris-SG, this Wednesday, at the Etihad Stadium.


Where to watch Manchester City-PSG?


This poster for the fifth day of the Champions League group stage will be broadcast live on

Canal +

and

RMC Sport 1

.

Kicks off at 9 p.m. KST on Wednesday at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester.

Obviously, you will be able to follow the meeting live with commentary on our site.

To discover

  • Champions League fixtures and results

  • Champions League standings

Which absent on both sides?


Sergio Ramos, first! Braked by physical glitches since arriving in Paris, the 35-year-old Spanish defender is part of the squad for the first time. Spared against Nantes (3-1) last Saturday, Presnel Kimpembe and Marquinhos are operational. Ditto for Gianluigi Donnarumma, recovered from gastroenteritis. If Mauricio Pochettino remains faithful to his logic, it is however Keylor Navas, sent off against the Canaries, who should keep the goal of PSG. Last but not least, Kylian Mbappé, sick and absent from training on Monday, is also fit. For the rest, Juan Bernat, Rafinha and Sergio Rico are not qualified in C1 and Julian Draxler is out for long weeks, probably until the end of the year 2021.

Read alsoPSG: Mbappé "is doing well", "a big step forward" for Ramos

On the City side, Pep Guardiola will have to do without the services of Kevin De Bruyne, positive for Covid-19.

A blow, especially since the Belgian international scored in his first three matches against PSG.

Ferran Torres squats in the infirmary of the vice-champions of Europe.

Benjamin Mendy is… in prison.

There is still a little doubt about Jack Grealish.

Read also Manchester City, life without Kevin De Bruyne

Can PSG qualify for the 8th on Wednesday?


Yes.

PSG would indeed be qualified in the event of victory at the Etihad Stadium, regardless of the result of Bruges against Leipzig, but also in the event of a draw, if the Belgian champions do not win.

Finally, Paris would be mathematically in 8th even in the event of a setback, on condition that Leipzig take the three points in Belgium.

Note that in the event of victory on Wednesday, City, current leader in the group A standings ahead of Paris-SG (9 points against 8), would be sure to finish in the lead.

If they do not qualify after the fifth round, the Parisians will only need a draw against Bruges on December 7, at the Parc des Princes.

Read alsoChampions League: PSG in the round of 16 this Wednesday, if ...

What results for Paris in England?


PSG have only won three of their 13 matches on English soil, drawing four and losing six.

Above all, the capital club have never won against Manchester City on the other side of the Channel.

In fact, Paris has never even scored at the Etihad Stadium in three trips!

0-0 in 2008, in the group stage of the Europa League, and two defeats, 1-0 in the second leg of C1 in 2016 and 2-0, last spring, in the second leg semi-final of the Champions League.

Read also PSG's notes against City: Gueye and Verratti rule in the middle, striking Mbappé

What should we remember from the first leg between the two teams?


Of course, Manchester City had overall control of the game on September 28, at the Parc des Princes. The players of Pep Guardiola had sent 18 shots in the direction of the goal of Gianluigi Donnarumma (against 6), with 54.1% of possession of the ball and 54.8% of duels won. And we still wonder how Bernardo Silva could have missed the frame in the 26th minute, alone against the empty goal at the height of six meters. Nevertheless, Paris-SG did not steal their victory (2-0), showing themselves to be solid and efficient, with goals signed by Gana Gueye - indisputable man of the match - and Lionel Messi, the first of the "Pulga" in Paris. Marco Verratti had shone so much in the middle that Pep Guardiola had said he was "in

love

" with the Italian!

Read alsoChampions League: PSG, successful test and founding act

Is this one of Pochettino's last European shocks at the head of PSG?


This is THE burning question of the moment. Recall of facts. After Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was ousted, all eyes turned to Zinedine Zidane to take the reins at Manchester United. An assumption that is, it seems, not to the taste of the former playmaker of the Blues, free since his departure from Real Madrid last summer. Mauricio Pochettino would also appeal to the Red Devils and the interest would be mutual. "Zizou" would act as a priority for the Parisian leaders in the event of the departure of "Poche". A crossover that some are considering for the end of the season, while others allow themselves to imagine it in the much nearer future, or even outright in the coming weeks. Rumors,lots of rumors.

Read alsoPochettino responds to rumors about his future: "I'm happy at PSG"

Obviously, nothing solid, concrete, certain.

Especially since it is a Spanish media, the

COPE

, which lit the fuse.

And we know how much our Iberian colleagues are fond of rumors about the Paris-SG, especially if this can destabilize the Rouge et Bleu before a shock in C1 ... Other media have however taken hold of it, in France, in England and all over Europe in fact.

One thing is certain: Pochettino is under contract until 2023 and says he is "

very happy

" on the banks of the Seine.

Source: lefigaro

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