The issue of sporting fairness is a recurring term in modern football. In the fight for qualification for the round of 16 of the Champions League with two clubs with colossal economic resources, PSG and Newcastle, Borussia Dortmund has decided to bring the subject back to the table this week. Its president Hans-Joachim Watzke in fact came down hard on the sporting and financial policies put in place by his two rivals in C1, during the general assembly of Borussia Dortmund on Monday.
“We no longer play against football clubs, but against States,” points out the German leader. We are playing against Qatar, who are the main owners of PSG, and against Saudi Arabia who are the main shareholders of Newcastle. » Hence the +++ pride of Borussia in ahead of both PSG (2nd) and Newcastle (4th) after four days played in this “monstrous group”, before going this Tuesday (9 p.m.) to Milan.
A success in Italy would allow Dortmund (7 points) to validate their ticket for the knockout stages of the Champions League this Tuesday, whatever the result of the duel between PSG and Newcastle, at the same time at the Parc des Princes . It must be recognized that such an outcome would be quite a surprise, especially since Borussia is struggling in the Bundesliga, with fourth place ten points behind Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen.