PSG are just very lucky that they have one of the most comfortable draws in this stage. However Real Sociedad are still a team not to be underestimated. Because they finished their group as the leader and there was Inter in that group as well. Inter are currently performing much better than PSG in the Champions League.
Therefore PSG had better get well-prepared for this matchup. Otherwise I won't be surprised to see them being eliminated. In the end PSG were nearly finding themselves in the Europa League if it weren't for Milan's comeback against Newcastle.
Therefore PSG had better get well-prepared for this matchup. Otherwise I won't be surprised to see them being eliminated. In the end PSG were nearly finding themselves in the Europa League if it weren't for Milan's comeback against Newcastle.
I would be more careful with your wording about Real Sociedad. Inter Milan was not able to beat them at the Guiseppe-Meazza-Stadium and Real Sociedad was the team with more ball possession, which is really tough to do against Inter Milan when they play at home.
In La Liga they are not quite as good this season as I expected them to be, but still beating them is hard. Whenever they lose those games are tight games. I would not think that PSG will have two easy games against them.
In my opinion, Real Sociedad will not be able to compete with PSG in the round of 16 of the Champions League because PSG has more experienced players than Real Sociedad. This does not mean that because they are performing well in the league, they will be able to defeat PSG because PSG is a big club, but they do not have a talented coach like Guardiola or Ancelotti who can help them win the Champions League trophy, because PSG qualifies for the competition every season but fails to defeat others big clubs and win the trophy, and I don't think they can still win this season because when Messi and Neymar are at the club, they are supposed to win the trophy, but they failed to defeat Real Madrid in the Champions League which I believe was their best chance that year, because they are in good shape and deserve to beat Madrid. Let's see how they play in round 16 versus Real Sociedad to see whether they can compete and advance to the next round because anything can happen.
You can't compare this PSG team with the Barcelona team that Luis Enrique once managed and won the Champions League title with. PSG has several good names on paper, but they have had their problems in the Champions League as well. They could not beat Dortmund in the second game and they got destroyed by Newcastle 4-1 in the first game and couldn't win the second game either. Where is Newcastle now? Out, they are not even in the Europa League.
I think these results in the group stage are reason enough for Real Sociedad to assume that they have a good chance to progress to the quarterfinals. I am not saying they are the favorite, but I am saying they have a good chance.