Fittingly for this year’s ‘Group of Death’, a quartet featuring PSG, Newcastle, AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund seems set for a nail-biting finish, with qualification for the last 16 potentially coming down to the wire.
All four are separated by just three points heading into the penultimate round of fixtures, so each still holds their own fate in their hands: Paris Saint-Germain therefore know that two wins from two would get them over the line.
Such a situation could have been even more favourable, but the French champions lost 2-1 to Milan earlier this month, after goals from Olivier Giroud and Rafael Leao overturned Milan Skriniar’s early opener at San Siro.
As a result, PSG have not only lost two of their last three Champions League group games – as many as in the previous 18 – but have also suffered three straight away defeats in Europe’s elite competition for the first time since 2018.
Ahead of an eagerly anticipated re-match with Newcastle at a packed Parc des Princes, the Ligue 1 leaders have lost six of their last eight
Champions League meetings with English clubs, including both of the last two – most notably a chastening 4-1 reverse at St James’ Park earlier this season.
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Another setback would leave Luis Enrique’s men in some trouble, as far as securing a top-two spot in Group F is concerned, but they have prepared for Tuesday’s clash with a fine run of form on the domestic scene.
Following the international break, PSG resumed their schedule on Friday evening, when they welcomed Monaco to the French capital, leading the principality club by just three points before kickoff.
Captain Kylian Mbappe was on target from the penalty spot in a 5-2 success that saw Enrique’s side stride clear at the Ligue 1 summit, and his team have now won seven of their last eight matches, scoring at least three goals in all seven victories.
