In the event of a victory this Tuesday against Newcastle, Paris Saint-Germain would take a huge step towards the round of 16 of the Champions League. Luis Enrique’s team, 2nd in Group F behind Dortmund, could even qualify before their final trip to the group stages in Germany, if at the same time, Borussia does not lose at AC Milan.
“I am convinced that my team is ready to be competitive,” said the Spanish coach, without surprise, this Monday at a press conference. I have no doubt. » Despite everything, the Asturian does not expect a walk in the park, like that experienced by the Magpies in the first leg (4-1). Saint James’Park then pushed fervently behind its players, for what remains to date their only victory this season in C1.
“If the Parc des Princes is a hot stadium, which transports us, I hope that we will see the best version of the public, said Luis Enrique, still deprived of five injured (Marquinhos, Warren Zaire-Emery, Nuno Mendes, Presnel Kimpembe and Keylor Navas). There will be moments in the match where we will suffer, we know that. »
A prolific weekend for both teams
“Newcastle is putting pressure on, they are last and need a victory,” detailed the former coach of La Roja, who repeated his wish to see on Tuesday evening “an audience even hotter and more passionate than usual “.
The Ligue 1 leader remains on an authoritarian victory in his garden over the Monegasque scarecrow (5-2). Opposite, the teammates of Alexander Isak, 7th in the Premier League, got back on track by crushing Chelsea on Saturday (4-1). And they have no other choice than to win at the Park to hope to continue their adventure in the Champions League, where they had not set foot before this season for twenty-one years.