Paris SG and Brest were beaten, respectively, by Bayern Munich and Barcelona during the 5th day of the Champions League on Tuesday November 26 where Manchester City was not reassured against Feyenoord and Atletico torpedoed Prague.
The qualification becomes even more complicated for the PSGonce again beaten 1-0 by Bayern Munich and which remains stuck in 26th place in the classification of the phase of Champions League Leaguevirtually eliminated.
Paris can still hope to obtain a play-off place and even dream of direct qualification, but it will have to resolve the problems it has encountered since the start of the season in the Champions League: a glaring lack of efficiency in front of goal and errors rudeness from his two goalkeepers Gianluigi Donnarumma and Matvey Safonov.
Champions League: the ranking and all the results of the fifth day
In a week, the French champions will have to win in Salzburg before hosting Manchester City in January.
Brest was not unworthy
Second club entered on Tuesday, Brest also lost 3-0 at Barcelona, but the defeat of the Bretons is much less bitter than that of Paris. Because Brest, one of the Little Thumbs of the competition, did not do poorly against FC Barcelona, its five Champions Leagues and its Polish striker, Robert Lewandowsky, author of a double, now 3rd player in history to have scored 100 goals in C1 after Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
And that Stade Brestois (9th) nevertheless retains every chance of appearing among the play-offs for the round of 16, an achievement for its first participation in the queen of club competitions.
City leads 3-0… before equalizing
Elsewhere in Europe, the evening was prolific in goals and in particular in Manchester, where City and Erling Haaland, who remained on five consecutive defeats, once again stalled at home against Feyenoord 3-3 despite his three goal lead including a double from the Norwegian.
The Citizens are provisionally 15th, still in the barrage, but more seized than ever. Another faltering giant, AC Milan barely beat Bratislava 3-2, but thus became the top seed among the play-offs (14th).
Bayer Leverkusen and Atlético Madrid signed the two cards of the evening, respectively against Salzburg (5-0) and in Prague (6-0) including a goal from Antoine Griezmann) and are ideally placed for the phases to direct elimination. The reigning German champion is 6th, Atléti, 14th.
Inter provisional leader
Bergamo and Arsenal won away 6-1 for Atalanta against the red lantern Young Boys of Bern and 5-1 for the Gunners against Sporting Portugal. The two clubs remain clinging to the first eight places in the ranking, 4th and 8th respectively.
A ranking temporarily dominated by Inter Milan, small winner at home against Leipzig 1-0, thanks to an own goal from French defender Castello Lukeba. The Interists are first ahead of Barcelona and Liverpool who welcome Real Madrid on Wednesday in the shock of this 5th day of the Champions League.
