whether PSG fail to overcome Manchester City in the moment leg of their tie then they will hold had no more than four really significant matches between December 2015 and the start of the next Champions League in OctoberIt is in the nature of sport to make a mockery of predictions. The best bit of TV commentary on the 1970 World Cup is the BBC’s response to Pelé’s team of all the talents falling behind in their opening game after a horrendous piece of defending: “And Brazil … hold confirmed everything we ever knew about them,” crows the voice down the line from Guadalajara. Cue an effortless 4-1 fightback defeat of Czechoslovakia and three weeks of the most vital attacking football the world has seen.
Paris Saint-Germain may be some way off fulfilling their owners’ ambitions of scaling such heights. But for now it would be similarly foolish to lift too much consolation from Manchester City’s slight but significant advantage after Wednesday’s thrilling 2-2 draw at Parc des Princes.
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Source: theguardian.com