In what state will PSG find Real Sociedad in the round of 16 second leg of the Champions League on March 5?
One week before this crucial second round, the Basque club is in great difficulty.
After its home defeat this weekend in the league against Villarreal (1-3) and the loss of three players to injury, Sociedad lost, again in San Sebastián, but this time on penalties ( 1-1, 5-4 tab).
Real Sociedad is wearing out, Paris is resting
Basque captain Mikel Oyarzábal, who made his return after three weeks of absence due to injury, was the unfortunate hero of the evening, missing his shot on goal after equalizing a few minutes after coming into play (71st, 1-1 ).
Mallorca opened the scoring with Gio Gonzalez's header (50th), while Brais Mendez missed a penalty just before half-time (46th).
The Balearic club, which will play the fourth Cup final in its history, will face the winner of the other semi-final between Athletic Bilbao and Atlético Madrid on Thursday.
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For Real Sociedad, this is the fourth defeat in the last five matches in all competitions for which the players also had to go through an additional 30 minutes of extra time.
For their part, the Parisians were allowed a week without a match after the postponement of the Coupe de France quarter-final to March 13 against Nice.
PSG won the round of 16 first leg of the Champions League (2-0).