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Journalist
After trying different sports, Thibault turned to a career as an amateur footballer. When making a choice between becoming a professional footballer and a journalist, the qualities tipped the scales to one side. Here he is now in the editorial staff of 10 Sport, after a diploma obtained at the International Institute of Communication in Paris.
Since the arrival of Qatar at the head of PSG, we are used to seeing the capital club reach the knockout phase of the competition each season. Last year, Paris reached the semi-finals. But now for this exercise, Luis Enrique's players have a lot more difficulty and after 5 days, PSG is not in the top 24, synonymous with the Champions League playoffs. Are we then heading straight towards a historic fiasco?
Not spoiled during the draw for its Champions League calendar, PSG nevertheless had the necessary weapons to at least reach the top 24 of the competition and thus play in the playoffs. But since the start of the season, the truth on the ground has been largely different. Indeed, on the European scene, players of Luis Enrique are clearly not up to par. Having one of the worst attacks in the competition, the PSG is struggling to win (1 victory after 5 days) and has just experienced another defeat against Bayern Munich (1-0). While Paris was already not in the top 24 of the Champions League before today, this is even less the case now.
PSG out of the top 24
With the top 8 now to be forgotten, there are now 3 matches left in the PSG to hope to qualify in the top 24 of the Champions League. The capital club will therefore have to face Salzburg, Manchester City et Stuttgart in the coming weeks. Nothing has yet been done in both directions, but while this seemed difficult to envisage at the start of the Champions League, see the PSG Failing to qualify for the knockout stage is now a reality and the chances of it happening are high. The situation is therefore critical Paris !
“A real industrial disaster”
Despite this alarming situation, the PSG wouldn't panic more than that. Indeed, within the capital club, we repeat a speech that made more than one person jump. It is thus explained that it would not be so serious that Paris be eliminated by not reaching the top 24 of the Champions League given that a new project has restarted with Luis Enrique. But this position among observers is not accepted. Everyone assures us, an elimination of PSG would be a real disaster. “ PSG has one of the 5 biggest budgets in Europe, not qualifying in the 24 for this new Champions League would be a real industrial disaster which would call into question the choices of Luis Campos more than the method of Luis Enrique », explained in particular Laurent Perrinjournalist for The Parisian.
So, will PSG experience a fiasco in the Champions League?
