The enlarged first stage of the revamped Champions League was supposed to be a stroll for giants of European soccer like Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City.
Real Madrid ’s Kylian Mbappe warms up prior the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid at the San Mames stadium in Bilbao, Spain, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. Real Madrid ’s Kylian Mbappe reacts after missing a chance to score during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Getafe at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024.
PSG is currently in 25th place — and therefore out of the qualifying picture — while Kylian Mbappé and Madrid are only one place higher, hanging onto the last qualifying spot. They both play away from home this week in their third-to-last games, with Madrid facing a tough trip to Atalanta and PSG having what looks to be an easier game at Salzburg, also on Tuesday.
The PSG vs. Man City match in the seventh round is shaping up to be hugely significant, especially if things don’t go their way this week.In past Champions League competitions, the sixth round of games would wrap up the group stage and Madrid — the 15-time European champions — would typically be fielding some fringe players with a spot in the last 16 tied up.
However, only three teams have conceded more than Salzburg’s 15 — five of which were shipped at Bayer Leverkusen in the last round — so PSG should thrive against one of the most porous defenses around. Salzburg is only fifth in the 12-team Austrian league, too, yet is somehow heading to the Club World Cup next summer along with PSG.City only needs one more win to secure its progress but victories are no longer a certainty for Pep Guardiola’s struggling and injury-hit team.
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