Champions League: PSG’s reaction after its crazy draw

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Author of a great start to the season in Ligue 1 and semi-finalist of the last edition of the Champions League, Paris Saint-Germain is now settled. Indeed, the capital club officially knows its next 8 opponents in the group stage of the C1 version 2024-2025. Matches that will start from Tuesday, September 17 and will end on January 29. As a reminder, this season, the Champions League will see the birth of a new format with the increase from 32 to 36 teams and the appearance of a single group.

Each team will receive 4 matches and will travel 4 times. They will face two teams from pot 1, two teams from pot 2, two teams from pot 3 and two teams from pot 4. As for PSG, Luis Enrique’s men, present in pot 1, came up against some tough, very tough teams. The Parisians will therefore challenge Manchester City, Atlético de Madrid, PSV Eindhoven and Girona at home. PSG will travel to face Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Salzburg and VfB Stuttgart.

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Eight prestigious matches for PSG, which probably inherits the toughest group in this new Champions League format. And as a reminder, this edition is taking place in the form of a “championship” and it will therefore be necessary to take the maximum number of points against these opponents knowing that all the clubs have a different calendar and opponents. After the draw, PSG was quick to react. Present with Luis Campos, president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi spoke to Canal+.

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“No, it’s a good draw, we like this competition. It’s the best in the world. It’s what we like to play as a match, the coach and the players too. It’s magnificent for the supporters. It’s a great draw, it’s the most difficult in my opinion. But everyone is motivated and me first. I’m motivated for this formula, UEFA has changed the formula. It’s magnificent to experience”he notably launched. We will now have to wait two weeks to see the first match of this 2024-2025 edition of the competition.

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