PSG, which already faced many disadvantages in the first leg, had to play the second leg against Dortmund in the 1/8 round of the Champions League at home without spectators.
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Round of 1/8 Champions League: PSG vs Dortmund
Time: 3:00 a.m. March 12 |
The Corona pandemic is shaking the whole world.
A series of activities must be delayed to protect human safety.
On European football fields right now, a series of matches must take place in stadiums without spectators.
And one of the matches that suffered that fate was the great battle for the ticket to the quarterfinals of C1 between PSG and Dortmund at the Parc des Princes Stadium.
This is a huge disadvantage for PSG, especially in the context that they suffered defeat in the first leg and are receiving a lot of pressure if they continue to fail in Europe’s most prestigious arena.
With the shine of this year’s most notable rookie in the Eastern market, Haaland, Dortmund excellently defeated the visitors from France with a score of 2-1.
However, with Neymar’s away goal, PSG still has certain advantages, even they are the ones who hold the right to self-determination.
But then the nightmare called COVID-19 came, taking away the biggest advantage that PSG had, which was the passionate support from the home fans.
On the day of what must be said to be the most important match of the season for the Paris team, Parc Des Princes Stadium will be empty.
The obsession with the pandemic for PSG is not just that.
It was truly shocking news for not only his parent team, but also extremely shocking news for world football.
Without the support of the fans, losing in terms of results, and without Mbappe, there is no chance for PSG to continue to stand up and win to move on to the C1 quarterfinals.
In contrast to PSG’s current situation, the away team Dortmund is in extremely great form.
With a duo of only 20 years old, Haaland and Sancho, combined with an extremely young and talented team, the Ruhr team is having a series of 4 consecutive wins, thereby surpassing Leipzig to become a famous name.
However, what Dortmund is still lacking in the C1 arena this year is stability.
And stability is something PSG is doing quite well.
Without Mbappe in the squad, it will be a very good opportunity for Neymar to prove his class in football.
PROBABLE TEAMS
PSG: Navas;
Dortmund: Burki;
Score prediction: PSG 3-1 Dortmund.