Eintracht Frankfurt/PSG – Paulo César lays out his ambitions

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·26 August 2026

Eintracht Frankfurt/PSG – Paulo César lays out his ambitions

Paris Saint-Germain’s women’s team is already getting straight to the heart of the matter with its trip to Eintracht Frankfurt this Wednesday at 7 p.m. Before this first-leg Champions League playoff (return leg on September 2), Paulo César made his ambition clear to RMC Sport: put Paris back where it belongs on the European stage.

César: “This season, we have to do better”

“This season, we have to do better than last season, and for me, doing better means especially in the Champions League. We must not already be thinking about the league phase, because right now we have two very important matches.”

The message perfectly reflects the double challenge surrounding the start of the season. Paris Saint-Germain wants to revive European ambitions more in line with its status, but it must first get past a particularly serious obstacle. Third in last season’s German league behind Bayern Munich and Wolfsburg, Frankfurt has enough European experience to punish the slightest lapse.

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Last season mainly left Paris with a sense of unfinished business, finishing 17th out of 18 and taking only two points from six matches. The objective is therefore clearly much higher: reach the league phase, then finish among the top twelve teams in order to keep the run going.

César: “Do everything to make sure it doesn’t happen”

“I don’t work on the negative consequences. That’s more for the management. But in any case, I’m focused on doing a good job and doing everything to make sure it doesn’t happen.”

An elimination would no longer completely deprive PSG of Europe, since the Parisian side would drop into the Europa Cup. But both sporting and financially, the difference remains considerable. The Champions League offers far greater exposure, prestige, and prospects. For a club that wants to sustainably return to the top level in Europe, missing the main competition as early as August would once again be a serious setback.

Paris can still approach this fixture with a certain sense of continuity. The squad remains close to last season’s, and Naomie Feller is so far the main summer arrival. The French forward, signed from Real Madrid through 2030, gives Paulo César a new attacking option. After an encouraging preseason, PSG must now turn its ambitions into results.

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