Champions League: PSG handed a warning!

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·3 de septiembre de 2025

Champions League: PSG handed a warning!

Christophe Jallet, former full-back of Paris Saint-Germain (40 years old), shared his analysis in Le Parisien after the draw for the Champions League group stage (Atalanta, FC Barcelona, Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich, Tottenham, Athletic Bilbao, Sporting Portugal, and Newcastle). According to him, PSG faces a particularly tough group and will need to start strong to avoid last season's mistakes.

Jallet "I find it more difficult than last season's"

"It's another very big draw. I find it more difficult than last season's. PSG will play high-level matches against very well-known teams for many years. Facing the pot 4 club, Bilbao, which played a Europa League semi-final last season, is not insignificant. There are teams against which they have also struggled, like Newcastle (4-1 defeat at the end of 2023). It's not the simplest draw, but they have a favorite status to uphold. But isn't it better to have such a draw than to end up with more exotic destinations?

Jallet "They will need to perform immediately"

A great way to get into the swing of things?

They will play very high-level matches, and this will immediately get them into the swing of things. But in a season where you potentially need to rotate, with the accumulation of fatigue, the lack of vacation, and the limited preparation, it will be more complicated to do so, given the schedule. They will need to perform immediately to potentially manage later and not repeat last season's mistakes when PSG started poorly. To secure a place in the top 24, they will need to start strong to have a little cushion later.

Jallet "They have the ability to do the double"

Paris towards a new title? There are very few clubs that have managed the double, and we know it's always very complicated to determine a potential winner so early in the season. Of course, based on the squad's value and what they showed last season, they have the ability to do the double. But, honestly, it would be putting the cart before the horse to say they are going to win it."

It's undeniable, PSG has a great schedule (calendar available here). There's no "small match" against an unknown club. It's not necessarily a disadvantage. These are also tricky matches, especially away. Also, Paris will have no room for complacency if they want to come out on top. The last time there was this feeling was last season with a title at the end.

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Let's not forget that the Parisians form a superb squad and that the opponents also (especially?) have drawn a tough group. They also have strengths, and nothing will be easy for PSG. It's logical in this competition. There are still resources on the side of coach Luis Enrique and his men.

Not to mention that some clubs have had great moments of brilliance in Europe in recent years but are now in more or less extensive rebuilding: Atalanta (coach Gian Piero Gasperini, notably, left this summer for AS Roma), Sporting Portugal (departures of coach Ruben Amorim, as well as strikers Viktor Gyökeres and Conrad Harder in recent months), and Bayer Leverkusen (revised squad, Xabi Alonso left for Real Madrid and his replacement Erik Ten Hag already dismissed). Seeing PSG fail to qualify, at least among the playoff teams, would be a huge disappointment. There is a European Champion status, and they need to live up to it.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.