Preview: Paris Saint-Germain vs Manchester City,Champions League
- Soccer News 2025/01/21 08:14
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Despite winning away to Red Bull Salzburg on matchday six, PSG still find themselves in a perilous position ahead of facing the Premier League champions this week.
Luis Enrique's men remain outside the top 24, just one place below it on seven points, with the Salzburg win seeing them register as many wins and score as many goals as they had managed in their previous seven Champions League games.
Four points is the absolute minimum requirement if they want to be assured of a playoff place, because a defeat here will leave it out of their hands before travelling to Stuttgart on the final matchday.
However, confidence has been restored by that Salzburg win, because after going three games without victory, they have since won eight straight matches since their visit to Austria.
PSG were handed one of the toughest draws of any team in the league phase, having to face Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Atletico Madrid and now Man City, but taking just one point against the three of them prior to this week is still massively disappointing.
Enrique saw his side come from behind to beat Lens 2-1 at the weekend to extend that impressive winning run, and to go nine points clear at the top of Ligue 1, so with the title all but secured, they must now ensure their European campaign does not end before the spring.