The surprised face of Nasser Al-Khelaïfi knowing the clashes of the Paris Saint-Germain in the new Champions League 2024-25 said it all. The reaction of the Qatari president when he found out the fate of his team for this edition of the European Cuprevealed his funk to the big rivals they will have to face in the league that houses this brand new format.
He PSG of Luis Enrique will face the champion and the vice-champion of England (Manchester City And Arsenal), to the finalist of Germany (Bayern Munich) and fourth ranked Spain (Atletico Madrid)These are the four rivals that Al-Khelaifi fears, who will also see how his team will play against PSV, Salzburg, Girona And Stuttgart.
The friend he maintains with Alexandre Ceferine This was of little use to Al-Khelaifi, as his PSG will have a difficult path to qualify for the round of 16, as it has done in recent seasons. Remember that only eight clubs out of the 36 participants will reach the next phase and that the ninth to twenty-fourth will seek their place in a playoffs.
Al Khelaifi’s serious and surprised gesture reflects nothing but his club’s need to win the first Champions League in its history. After years and years of investing in players and pouring millions into the squad, the Parisian team has yet to win the tournament. Last season, they lost in the semi-finals against Borussia Dortmundfinalist in the end and the previous year against Bayern in the round of 16.
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It’s right for Al-Khelaifi and off we go for three Spaniards
He the real Madridhe Barcelonahe Atletico Madrid and the Girona They knew their opponents for the Champions League this Thursday after the draw made by the UEFA with the use of software that put Borussia, Atalanta and to Brestamong other teams, on the path of meringues and culés.
According to this draw organized at Grimaldi Forum of MonacoReal Madrid will play at home against Borussia, AC MilanSalzburg and Stuttgart, and away against Liverpool FC, Atalanta, Lille and Brest. Thus, last year’s Champions League final against the yellow team and the European Super Cup of the same campaign against the Bergamasco team, both events with victory for the meringues.
Meanwhile, Barça will play in their stadium against Bayern Munich, Atalanta, BSC Young Boys and Brest, as well as away against Borussia Dortmund, as well as SL Benfica, Estrella Roja and AS Monaco. Without going too far, the culés lost 0-3 to the Monegasques on August 12 in the Joan Gamper Trophy.
For their part, Atlético will host RB Leipzig, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille and Slovan Bratislava at the Cívitas Metropolitano, and will visit Paris Saint-Germain, Benfica, Salzburg and Sparta Prague. Leipzig eliminated the Colchonero team in the quarter-finals of the Champions League in the 2019/20 season, which was altered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Finally, the debutant Girona will play at home against Liverpool, Arsenal, Feyenoord and Slovan Bratislava, and away against Paris Saint-Germain, AC Milan, PSV and Sturm Graz. Several coconuts appear on the near horizon of the team coached by. Michel Sanchezwho, a few moments before the draw, had declared MovistarPlus+ their desire to face historic clubs in this competition.
