Champions League: Heavy for PSG, Lille can believe it

Various fortunes for French clubs. PSG were not spoiled this Thursday by the draw for the group stage of the Champions League with a raised group and looking like a reunion with Manchester City, RB Leipzig and Bruges, while Lille has rather been spared with Seville, Slazburg and Wolfsburg.

Eliminated by the Citizens in the semifinals, last season, Paris will have the opportunity to take revenge against the English team. But also reaffirm his ambitions in the competition and his dreams of the final in Saint Petersburg with his high-end recruitment sublimated by the arrival of Lionel Messi. The six-fold Golden Ball will also find Pep Guardiola, his former mentor in Barcelona, ​​and perhaps even Cristiano Ronaldo, announced with authority on the side of the English champion. What to give a little more spice to this double confrontation which is already salivating.

Last season, the Parisians had also crossed the road of Leipzig and they had encountered many difficulties. Beaten on the first leg (2-1), they won in pain on the return to Parc des Princes (1-0). This is to say if the German formation, 2nd in the Bundesliga last season, is not to be taken lightly. Just like Brugge, even if the Belgians are the most affordable opponents.

“Manchester City are one of the best teams in Europe. They have struggled for ten years to win the Champions League. But we must respect the other teams too, Leipzig and Bruges, it will be hard, very hard, insisted Mauricio Pochettino. When you play these kinds of competitions, all the teams are very strong. The most important thing is to be ready when the competition starts. We will try to finish first, that’s our challenge. ”

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For Lille, the goal will be to get out of its pool and thus do better than in its three previous participations, each concluded in last place. And the champion of France, who avoided the big names, has reason to hope in view of the composition of his group. Jocelyn Gourvennec’s men will nevertheless have to be wary of Sevilla FC. But, also with Salzburg and Wolfsburg, the northern club can dream of finishing in one of the first two places, synonymous with qualifying for the round of 16. A stadium that Lille has known only once in its history. It was almost fifteen years ago …

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