The essentials are assured. PSG left the group of death in the Champions League by seeking a draw in Dortmund this Wednesday evening (1-1) to finish second in Group F. The capital club qualified for the twelfth time in following in the round of 16 of the Champions League, only Real Madrid (21) and Bayern Munich (16) are currently doing better. But it was hard… Demonstration in figures.
8
PSG’s number of points after its 6 group matches. The capital club is quite simply the worst runner-up in this season’s Champions League group, tied with Copenhagen, second behind Bayern Munich and ahead of Galatasaray and Manchester United. This is the first time, under the QSI era, that PSG reached the round of 16 with such a small total of points. And if it is anecdotal and necessarily not comparable because the adversity was not the same, Lens finished 3rd in its group with… 8 points.
2
The number of PSG victories in the Champions League this season. This is his lowest total in the group stage over the last twelve years. Only Copenhagen and PSV Eindhoven have the same record among the group runners-up.
12 – Paris qualified for the knockout phase of the Champions League for the 12th consecutive time, only Real Madrid (21) and Bayern Munich (16) are currently doing better. Relief. #BVBPSG pic.twitter.com/4HKWwbycv1
— OptaJean (@OptaJean) December 13, 2023
9
The number of goals scored during this group phase for PSG. Once again, this is its lowest total in the last twelve years. Not counting this year, the capital club averaged 15.1 goals in the group stage, or 2.5 goals per match.
8
The number of goals conceded by PSG. This time, the Parisians are not doing too badly this season for their time in the group of death. In 2018-2019, they did worse by conceding 9 goals in the pool against Liverpool, Naples and Belgrade. In 2021-2022, the capital club also conceded 8 goals against City, Leipzig and Bruges.
3
This is only the third time in the QSI era that PSG needed to seek qualification on the last day. During the first two times, PSG largely won to finish 1st in its group (4-1 victory against Belgrade in December 2018, 5-1 victory against Basaksehir in December 2020).
6
For the sixth time in the last twelve years, PSG finished second in their group. With this ranking, PSG presents a mixed record in the round of 16 with only two qualifications for the quarters, in five attempts. Each time, the Parisians stopped before the half.
