Last season, PSG trembled for a long time before validating its ticket to the final stages of the Champions League. This year the situation is much clearer for the capital club. More in line with his new status as reigning European champion.
Although held in check (0-0), Wednesday evening, on the lawn of the San Mamés stadium of Athletic Bilbao during the 6th day of the continental competition, Luis Enrique’s players occupy 3rd place in the ranking and are, above all, already assured of participating in the next phase of the Champions League.
Seven points ahead of Benfica, 25th
With a capital of 13 points, PSG can no longer, two days before the verdicts of the league phase and still 6 points at stake, be mathematically joined by Benfica, 25th in the ranking with 6 points and first non-qualified for the rest of the C1.
For the record, at the end of the 8 days of the new league phase, the first 24 teams continue the adventure. The first 8 teams are directly qualified for the round of 16, while the teams ranked from 9th to 24th place compete in the play-offs.
The Parisians, on the other hand, will have to wait a little longer to definitively secure their place in the top 8 (they are only one step ahead of Liverpool, 9th) and secure their direct qualification for the round of 16. Their goal.
They will end this league phase with a trip to Sportif Portugal on January 20 and the reception of Newcastle on January 28.
OM and Monaco also in the 24?
If the Top 8 seems a long way away for Marseille (3 W, 3 D) and Monaco (2 W, 3 N, 1 D), respectively 16th and 18th with 9 points, the two other French clubs involved in C1 are however on track to finish among the 24 best teams and qualify for the play-offs.
But the task will not be simple. During the last two Monaco will travel to Real and welcome Juventus Turin while OM will welcome Liverpool and finish this first phase on the lawn of Club Brugge.
