With the Ligue 1 title seemingly already in the bag, Paris Saint-Germain look to take the next step in their quest for the trophy they truly desire as they visit Real Sociedad for the second leg of their Champions League Round of 16 matchup in Spain.
The French giants secured a comprehensive 2-0 victory in the first leg at home, proving solid in all phases as La Real succumbed to a deepening of their second half slump. It provides PSG with a strong aggregate advantage to rest upon, eyeing a spot in the quarterfinals.
La Real did wonderfully to secure a Champions League berth by finishing fourth in La Liga last season, and looked a tough out as they won a very difficult Group D, but they have fallen off a cliff in 2024, winning just one of their last seven matches across all competitions as their injury issues deepen and form evaporates.
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Looking to turn around a two-goal advantage in what would be a famous result, the task is truly mountainous. Kylian Mbappe and PSG have been known to collapse in the second leg of European matchups in recent years, having been bounced in the Round of 16 in each of the last two years, but those defeats came against Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, the calibre of which La Real are most certainly not.
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It seems patently absurd that Real Sociedad are favoured in this match against PSG, who were deserving winners in the first leg from Paris. Since then, La Real have barely beaten Mallorca on the road, lost to Villarreal at home, and suffered Copa del Rey elimination by Mallorca at home.
PSG, meanwhile, continue to coast in Ligue 1 play, with two wins and two
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