Defeated by Atletico in Paris, PSG is perched in 25th place in the Champions League standings

Jakarta, Beritasatu.com – Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), which is undergoing its first season without Kylian Mbappe, was defeated by Atletico Madrid 1-2 at the Parc des Princes, Paris, France, in the Champions League continued, Thursday (7/11/2024).

Now, of the four matches they have played, PSG has only achieved one win, namely in the first match (against Girona). After that, the team coached by Luis Enrique lost twice and drew once.

PSG, with the defeat in front of their own supporters, only collected four points from four matches and is ranked 25th (out of 36 teams) in the Champions League standings. The opponent, the team from Spain, who won the PSG vs Atletico match, is two positions above PSG with six points. The result is two wins and two losses.

If PSG is unable to achieve another win, it will certainly be very dangerous, because the bottom 12 clubs will be eliminated after eight rounds.

At home, PSG played well. Warren Zaire-Emery scored a goal 14 minutes into the game.

However, that lead only lasted 4 minutes. The reason was, Nahuel Molina beat goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and equalized.

The draw lasted until the end of the match. In the 90+3 minute, Angel Correa scored the winning goal for Atletico.

“We didn’t experience any improvement in terms of efficiency,” said PSG’s Marquinhos.

“Sometimes when we make mistakes in the Champions League, we are not punished for it, but when you have top players in other teams, then you are (punished),” he added.

PSG were Champions League semi-finalists last season, and reached the final in 2020. “I have been here for 10, 11 years and I know how we are punished on small details,” said Marquinhos.