PSG are just all over the news with their performance last night and I wonder if they don't have what it took to deliver in that encounter against the EPL side Newcastle, I was just surprised by the way i saw PSG played and at some point I begin to ask myself why were they even given the odd by the bookie to win in that encounter? So humiliating in my own point of view.
I thought they (PSG) played out a shameless goalless draw against Clermont Foot last week just to get prepared in the champions league game, I thought they were going to thrash Newcastle but they went to England and collected the beating on their life, now who are they going to blame since they don't have Messi and Neymar Jr on that squad?
Mbappe on the other hand was nowhere to be found, so I just don't think PSG are part of the teams that went to compete for the UCL title, they went to fill in the gap and they'll always be that domestic champions of Ligue 1.
So, did you previously think that PSG had a chance to win the Champions League trophy this season? Honestly, even before the first match started in this group stage match but I had already concluded at that time. That, to win the group in the Champions League, I think it will still be difficult for PSG this season. So yes, with the defeat PSG had against Newcastle I still think it remains a reasonable result too. Although indeed, at least a defeat with a big score like that, of course, remains a surprise too . But anyway, PSG performance in Ligue 1 was also not very good at the start of this season, but slowly at least PSG was able to get closer to the top in the Ligue 1 standings. So therefore, because in the Champions League there is also still a second leg, it still seems possible for PSG to be able to succeed in getting better again over time, although there is still no definite guarantee.
Right from the beginning I never saw PSG getting close to the semis because they can't deliver at all, it seems like they do have a chance of redeeming themselves but to the other clubs in that group they just want a piece of PSG since Newcastle won them 4-1.
Even in the return legs they'll still struggle to win at least 2 games. And in the Ligue 1 they're not suppose to be struggling since they're too familiar with the league and it will be very bad of PSG if they finish below a team nobody expected will make the top 4. How I wish Lens would just have their way up to that top 4 and make it more difficult for PSG, as it is I don't think this is how champions are suppose to go about business in their respective leagues.