the curse of UCL? PSG’s ‘Ole Money’ enters death row again this time

[골닷컴] Reporter Park Moon-soo = It seems that money can buy players, but not luck.

Once again, a brutal match lay ahead. Real Madrid last season and Bayern Munich this season. The protagonist is Paris Saint-Germain, which rejects Ligue 1 in France.

UEFA held the UEFA Champions League round of 16 draw for the 2022-2023 season at its headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland at 8 pm (Korea time) on the 7th. With PSG and Liverpool relegated to second place from the group stage, attention was paid to whether or not to highlight the draw. The moment the draw was completed, two major games were completed.

Liverpool is one team. The other team is PSG. In the case of Liverpool and Real, they were the opponents in last season’s finals. This season, Liverpool faced Real in the round of 16 as they were pushed to second place in Group A.

One draw was completed which was not so difficult. The main characters are PSG and Bayern Munich. The two teams met in the final of the 2019/20 season. The winner at the time was Bayern. In the quarter-finals of the following season, PSG beat Bayern to progress to the semi-finals.

PSG have no tournament luck. From the 2017/18 season with Neymar and Mbappe, bad luck follows. At the time, PSG was facing Real Madrid in the round of 16. PSG’s leadership was expected with star players, but Real was Real. PSG crashed out of the round of 16, while Real, who had been victorious, recorded three successive defeats in the tournament.

The following season, he met Manchester United. Despite winning 2-0 in the first leg, they lost 1-3 in the second leg and were eliminated on away goals.

The 2019/20 season met Dortmund in the round of 16. Mbappe won the fierce battle and reached the final by defeating Atalanta and Leipzig. However, in the final, PSG gave the winning shot to former Bayern young winger Coman, finishing second. Bayern beat PSG to complete the treble.

The next season, their opponent in the round of 16 was Barcelona. With Mbappe leading the way, they earned a ticket to the quarter-finals, but met Bayern in the quarter-finals. PSG, who reached the semi-finals after scoring a lot of away goals, were looking for the title once again, but were caught by Manchester City.

Last season’s opponent was Real. They won the first leg 1-0 and set the tone. He scored the opening goal in the second leg, but was knocked down by a Benzema hat-trick. Real, who managed to bounce back with a win over PSG, were able to host the UEFA Champions League.

As such, PSG’s opponents in the round of 16 this season are Bayern. It’s an unlucky season. In the case of PSG, the group leader was strong until the fifth round. However, in the final game, unlike PSG’s 2-1 win over Juventus, Benfica fired a firecracker and won 6-1.

4 wins and 2 draws. 16 points, up to 7 runs. The points and losses, number of runs and minimum runs were all the same, but they were defeated by Benfica on aggregate away goals and qualified for the round of 16 as group 2. The result of the return was a round of 16 match against Bayern, the strongest Bundesliga and the winning team in the group stage. It is a difficult match for each other. He is an opponent who must be defeated in order to become champion, but it is said that they met too early.

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