Round five of the UEFA Champions League group stages begins on Tuesday, with the action running into Wednesday evening. There are several high-profile games on the schedule, and our team of football content writers previews the best the midweek has to offer. Deciding which match to watch may be the most challenging aspect of the night, but in PSG v Newcastle from Paris, armchair fans have a potential thriller. This tie has all the ingredients of a fiery affair and memorable battle.
PSG holds the home advantage in Paris over their visitors from the English Premier League and knows a home win could send them through to the next phase. There’s still plenty of work to do on that front, with just three points separating top from bottom in Group F. Will PSG live up to expectations and delight the home support, or can the Magpies steal a valuable three points to set up a thrilling finish on matchday six? Keep reading to find the thoughts and predictions of our trusted football content team.
PSG hoping to bounce back
PSG were the pre-competition favourites to progress from Group F in pole position, and many leading pundits picked the Parisians to go close to winning the Champions League trophy. Their story is similar to that of Manchester City, with the board spending millions of pounds trying to build a team capable of dominating European football. But unlike Man City, who won the title last year to complete a historic treble, PSG’s European drought rumbles on. Will 2023/24 be the season that painful wait ends?
To stand any chance of winning the Champions League, PSG must turn their Paris home into a fortress. They haven’t managed that yet, but it remains early in the season, and fans hope to see their high earners go through the gears. Escaping a competitive Group F that boasts Borussia Dortmund, AC Milan, and Newcastle United is no mean feat, but victory on Tuesday will tilt things in their favour. Those packing the stands on Tuesday will see this game as a must-win for their team.
Last chance saloon
Newcastle United’s participation in this season’s UEFA Champions League may have come as a surprise to most, but the Magpies are here on merit. They secured a top-four finish in a competitive Premier League last term and spent big in the transfer window to build a team capable of making it to the knockout stages. The board just didn’t reckon on the draw being so harsh on them, dropping Newcastle in a pool with some of Europe’s biggest names. Newcastle now have a stern task in sneaking through.
Bet hereThe locals travel to France with their stats for the pool showing one win, one draw, and a pair of defeats with four goals scored and four conceded. The visitors have a tally of four points on the board, which has them languishing at the bottom of the division, but that doesn’t tell the whole story. Newcastle is at the bottom, but they’re just three points behind current leader Borussia Dortmund, who travels to Milan on Tuesday. Win and Newcastle will set the cat amongst the pigeons but lose, and their unexpected European adventure will end as early as possible, concluding after six games.
PSG v Newcastle prediction
Will PSG use their home advantage to defeat a plucky underdog in Newcastle, or can the Magpies spoil the party by flying back to England with all three points? We can’t wait to find out, and this tussle is sure to be a cracker from the first whistle. PSG is higher in the pecking order than its opponents; they boast the best recent form of the two teams involved and will also be backed by home support. That would combine to create a home in for PSG if they’re at their best.
Newcastle started well in Europe, but the feel-good factor has worn off, replaced by the harsh realities of playing in Europe’s premier competition. Newcastle has the talent to get something from this game, but if the star-studded PSG squad plays like we know they can, Newcastle could be left chasing shadows on the night. It’s a game with much potential, but we expect PSG’s class to shine through. Support the locals.
Champions League odds
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