Europa League Preview: Sevilla vs PSG
Hot and Cold
Sevilla was the last time third finisher in Spanish league, La liga. The creative Sevilla side may be only a month into the European games but they have already suffered shocking defeat in the hands of Portuguese champions for the Champions league qualifier.
The Spanish club will hope to surely win when they face the talented French side Paris Saint-Germain on Thursday in the Europa Champions league fixture.
Los Nervionenses would have been expecting a fixture and play in the Champions League this week but were thwarted at the play-off stage by a young and new crowned champions of Portugal, Braga, who are already looking dangerous and are capable of significant
achievements at the highest level this season. After losing in Portugal, an incredible 4-3 defeat at the home failed to satisfy the home crowd as they saw their team crash out in an unexpected manner.
After facing a lot of critics, Sevilla side bounced back spectacularly when they easily defeated Levante on the opening day of the Primer Division by 4-1. No doubt it was the best way to silence the critics. But the up and down start to the campaign continued
at the weekend as the Andalucians tied 0-0 at home with Deportivo La Coruna. Sevilla looked easily stifled in that fixture and was not able to clinch the victory; even their manager was heard saying that they should have won.
“I think we were deserving of the victory,” Alvarez argued after the fixture to AS. “Maybe in another game we would have had far less chances and would have still won.”
After crashing out of the UEFA Champions League, Sevilla fans are expecting really high from their team this time as they would not consider anything below than a victory over the French side PSG. There are also some questions rising over the creditability
of the Sevilla’s after the very poor performance of the team in last two weeks. A win at home may answer that too.
Forget the Problems
Paris Saint-Germain are the fifth place winner in the French League 1. It is one of the few French clubs which has very strong heritage. This French side is also the mother club of very famous players around the globe. So it is one such club where the supporters
have big expectations of the side deployed onto the field. No doubt, Fans again expect a win from the side in the European cup.
But the start of the season for the French was not as good as every single fan would have expected. Paris Saint-Germain has failed to gain the momentum which they had last season. Antoine Kombouare’s side has already lost their three successive games recently.
The French side, Paris Saint Germain bounced back impressively with an easy success against Arles-Avignon last Saturday. Les Parisiens won it quite comfortable by 4-nil. But the win didn’t have any impact the already disheartened French crowd. However, Sevilla,
are very different beasts to the French Ligue 1 debutants.
Moreover, during the latest fixture Paris Saint Germain’s problems were clear, not so much on the field as off it. Relations between the board and the fans are strained to say the least as measures being taken to make the club a more family friendly visit have
been greeted with disdain from the clubs traditional fan base.
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