PSG Fail To Win Their Champions League Group As The Likes Of Actual Madrid, Manchester Metropolis, Bayern Munich Now Await Them In The Spherical Of 16

PSG have been shocked as soon as once more within the Champions League group stage as they did not high their group for a second consecutive season. The Parisians, powered by Messi, Mbappe and Neymar completed degree on factors with Benfica in Group H, regardless of successful their penultimate sport towards Juventus. The Portuguese aspect thrashed Maccabi Haifa 6-1 of their Group H fixture, which introduced their aim distinction at par with PSG. Since Benfica and PSG drew towards one another of their double header, and aim distinction too at degree, the Portuguese membership triumphed the group having scored extra away objectives.

A second-place end within the group stage now means PSG can be positioned within the Pot 2 for the knockouts draw, the place they are going to be pitted towards one of many group winners from different seven teams. Since no French membership has topped a bunch, PSG might get any of the seven group winners as their opponents within the Spherical of 16. Proper from defending champions Actual Madrid to their outdated foes Manchester Metropolis, PSG might are in for powerful knockouts journey.

PSG await their Spherical of 16 destiny as Messi and co may have it the powerful approach

PSG know the ache of ending runners-up within the Champions League group stage, as they confronted eventual champions Actual Madrid within the Spherical of 16 final season. After taking a 1-0 lead within the first leg at house, PSG solely needed to defend it in Madrid with the likes of Mbappe, Messi and Neymar spearheading their assault. Nevertheless, they turned the primary victims of a Karim Benzema masterclass within the knockouts as regardless of main on the half-time, the France ahead scored a superb 17-minute hat-trick to ship the Parisians crashing out.

This time round as properly, they may face the reigning champions who're in some type with Ballon d’Or winner Benzema main their offense. PSG will look to avenge their defeat from final season as Messi too can be on the market make a press release after lacking out on a nomination on this yr’s Ballon d’Or. Actual too will go all out to indicate Kylian Mbappe he made a mistake by rejecting them on the eleventh hour this summer time.

Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich are a chance as properly, because the Bavarians bulked themselves up shortly with Sadio Mane’s signing this summer time after they misplaced Robert Lewandowski to Messi’s former aspect Barcelona. Though they continued their domination within the group stage, downing the likes of Inter and Barca, Bayern have had struggles of their very own that are fairly evident from their home marketing campaign as they sit second in Bundesliga.

PSG’s group stage opponents from final season, Manchester Metropolis may be drawn towards them as will probably be a reunion for Messi and Pep Guardiola. The 2 sides boast some critical expertise as properly, with the reigning English champions now having Erling Haaland of their ranks as properly. The Norwegian has thus far smashed in 22 objectives in simply 15 video games, and has the Cityzens’ hopes pinned on him to cause them to their maiden Champions League title.

Metropolis’s fellow Premier League rivals Chelsea and Tottenham are a chance for PSG as properly after they topped their respective teams. Whereas the Blues are constructing a brand new challenge underneath Graham Potter who changed their 20/21 Champions League successful coach Thomas Tuchel, Spurs too are struggling to realize consistency underneath Antonio Conte. A showdown towards any of the 2 sides might comparatively show to be a better for PSG, with Leo Messi loving to play towards London sides within the competitors, having scored a mixed 14 objectives towards Chelsea, Spurs and Arsenal.

And the best of all, PSG might get a breather if they're pitted towards Napoli or Porto. Nevertheless, it gained’t be a walkover since Napoli have topped a bunch which consisted of Liverpool, Ajax and Rangers. They're in some type and gained’t surrender simply to the truth that they must comprise an assault of Messi, Mbappe and Neymar. Elsewhere, Porto too have been on the up aspect of the progress bar as they've already proved their mettle by knocking out a Juventus aspect headed by Cristiano Ronaldo within the Spherical of 16 through the 2020/21 season.

PSG will get to know their opponents of the the Champions League last-16 on November 7, when the draw can be held in Nyon, Switzerland, and the fixtures will then be performed subsequent yr in February-March.