the_cliff
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Benzema definitely wasn't at 100%, I think he was rushed back from injury for this.A couple of things go our way though :
- Mendy and Casimero will be suspended for the 2nd leg, and Casemiro is VERY important in their team balance. Also, it might force Alaba on the left and Nacho is a pretty meh center back
- Ancelotti only plays with 12-13 players, he doesn't rotate much. Real dropped important points lately so they'll have to be serious in La Liga when we don't really have to do that in Ligue 1.
Things that can go against us :
- Benzema and Vinicius can't be worst than tonight. It was good ol' 2020 Vini.
It seems to me that the players, i.e Mbappe and Neymar seem to be really up for it in the UCL compared to the few league games I've seen them, I even saw Messi contribute defensively which is rare.
I don't get the criticism of Poch tbh, think he's had a tough run in the UCL since he's become manager, facing Barca, Bayern, City 4x, United twice and Leipzig 4x and I don't think he can really be blamed for the attackers lack of effort and interest in the league. What's your opinion as a PSG fan as you've probably seen a lot more games than me ?
I was really impressed with PSG, I think they're definitely the favourites with City.