More than two months following their heroic victory once morest Bruges in the group stage, the U 19s coached by Zoumana Camara return to the Youth League on Tuesday with the ambition of continuing their fine journey towards the quarter-finals of the competition. At the Georges-Lefèvre stadium in Saint-Germain-en-Laye (6 p.m.), the hopes of PSG will be opposed to the Spaniards of Sevilla FC. A beautiful poster.
On which channel ?
BeIN Sports 2 (on air at 5:55 p.m.) will broadcast the match. It will also be to follow on UEFA. tv and PSG TV whose retransmission, limited to France, is reserved for PSG Premium subscribers (€1.99 per month), Parc des Princes subscribers and MyParis members.
What formula to qualify?
The Round of 16, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals and Final matches are all played to a dry match. If the teams are tied at the end of the match, there is no extra time and the matches are determined by a penalty shootout. PSG’s best run in the Youth Champions League dates back to 2016 with a final once morest Chelsea (2-1 defeat).
Which opponent in the quarter-finals?
The team that will win this Tuesday will face the winner of the match between the Slovaks of MSK Zilina and the Austrians of Salzburg. They finished ahead of Sevilla during the group stage. The quarter-finals are scheduled for March 15 and 16.
The suspended
PSG are deprived of El Chadaille Bitshiabu expelled once morest Bruges (3-2) on December 7. The defender played once morest Le Blanc-Mesnil (2-2) with the association team (N3) on Saturday evening. In his absence, it is Nehemiah Fernandez and Younes El Hannach who will be the central pair. On the Sevilla side, midfielder Exposito Jiménez is also suspended.
A sold-out game
The clash between PSG and Sevilla will be played behind closed doors, in an enclosure that can accommodate more than 1,500 spectators. All the tickets had found takers on Monday, at prices ranging between 5 euros behind the handrail, and 10 euros for a place in the stands.
The PSG group with Xavi Simons
Lavallée (g), Mouquet (g); Bodiang, El Hannach, Fernandez, Lamy, Muntu Wa Mungu, Najeh; Ganouni, Kari, Michut, Weidmann, Zaïre-Emery; Gharbi, Gassama, Lemina, Odobert, Tayamoutou, Xavi Simons, Yansané.
