Barring a disaster, PSG will qualify for the quarter-finals of the Champions League this Thursday (8:45 p.m., live on Eurosport) at the Pierre-de-Coubertin stadium (16th). A stage of the competition that he has never missed in ten years of participation in this event. Paris enters the return play-off against Plock with a 4-goal advantage. The victory a week ago in Poland (30-26) seems to have sheltered him.
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To create a surprise, Plock must win by 5 goals. Only two clubs have achieved this against Paris this season: the Germans from Kiel in October who came to win at Coubertin (28-34) and the Norwegians from Kolstad, surprising winners at home (36-31). It's hard to imagine the Poles achieving this kind of performance, having never beaten the Parisians in seven confrontations since 2015.
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They can also qualify by winning by 4 goals if they score 31 or more to exceed PSG's total in the first leg. Clearly, Plock would join the quarters in the event of a 27-31 success. But before challenging Nantes next Sunday for what will resemble the final of the French Championship, Paris has every chance of qualifying. This match cannot be Nikola Karabatic's last in the Champions League. Especially when you think about what's coming next. In the event of qualification, an enticing PSG-Barça in the quarter-final will be on the program. Knowing that the Spanish club, where European champions Dika Mem and Melvyn Richardson play, has won 11 Champions Leagues. The first leg would take place in Paris on April 24 or 25.