Paris Saint-Germain and Atletico Madrid have both made a rocky start to the new-look Champions League, and their places in the top eight in the league stage, which will automatically qualify for the knockout stage, are far from guaranteed. However, perhaps more faith should be placed in Luis Enrique’s Parisians to turn the corner after a strong start to the season as they defend their Ligue 1 title. Paris Saint-Germain has won 6 and drawn 1 of 7 matches at home this season, which is bad news for Atletico Madrid, whose situation appears more precarious.
Atletico secured victory in the first stage of the league when a last-minute goal helped them to a 2-1 win over RB Leipzig, but their 4-0 defeat to Benfica was a shock and they were unable to come back when they lost 3-1. At home against another French club, Lille. PSG’s only defeat came in a 2-0 loss to Arsenal, and they should be able to perform better than they did in the 1-1 draw with PSV Eindhoven.
