{"id":295788,"date":"2023-10-10T17:44:48","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T17:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=295788"},"modified":"2023-10-10T17:44:48","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T17:44:48","slug":"kathryn-batte-psg-chaos-could-play-into-man-uniteds-hands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/kathryn-batte-psg-chaos-could-play-into-man-uniteds-hands\/","title":{"rendered":"KATHRYN BATTE: PSG chaos could play into Man United&apos;s hands"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>KATHRYN BATTE: Paris Saint-Germain chaos could play into Manchester United&#8217;s hands&#8230; as Marc Skinner&#8217;s side prepare to make their Champions League debut in tough qualifier<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Manchester United play PSG in a Champions League qualifier on Tuesday night\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The chaos that has surrounded PSG could play into United&#8217;s hands in the tie\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Of all the difficult ties Manchester United could have been given in the Champions League, perhaps Paris Saint-Germain was not the worst.<\/p>\n<p>United, who are making their debut in Europe, face a two-legged qualifying tie against the French side &#8211; with a place in the group stage up for grabs.<\/p>\n<p>It will be tough for United to progress, there is no doubt about that. PSG are more experienced in this competition and have quality all over the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>But the chaos that has surrounded the club in the last few weeks, and indeed years, could potentially play into United\u2019s hands.<\/p>\n<p>PSG are no strangers to off-the-pitch problems. In November 2021, the football world was rocked when Aminata Diallo was arrested on suspicion of organising an attack on her team-mate Khiera Hamraoui.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/10\/13\/76378341-12614573-image-a-74_1696940808148.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United Women are preparing to make their Champions League debut on Tuesday night<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/10\/13\/76377995-12614573-image-a-55_1696940360362.jpg\" height=\"414\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>They face a stern test against a PSG side who are more experienced in the competition<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/10\/13\/76377953-12614573-image-a-56_1696940387337.jpg\" height=\"434\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Marc Skinner&#8217;s side could take advantage of the chaos that surrounds Paris Saint-Germain<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Diallo charged with aggravated assault last year and is accused of hiring two masked men to beat Hamraoui with iron bars.<\/p>\n<p>Both players have now left the club, but issues remain. At the end of last month Kadidiatou Diani, who left PSG for Lyon in the summer, filed a complaint for sexual assault against the club\u2019s former manager Didier Olle-Nicolle.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to Le Parisien, Diani reported two instances of Olle-Nicolle touching her and other players\u2019 buttocks. The manager, who left the club before the 2022-2023 season, faced similar allegations in May last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The head coach&#8217;s lawyer told Le Parisien, as per GFFN that his client &#8216;has neither been heard nor summoned to explain the facts mentioned in this complaint&#8217; and could file a complaint for slanderous denunciation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gerard Precheur was appointed manager following Olle-Nicolle\u2019s departure but endured a disappointing season, finishing six points behind league winners Lyon and crashing out of the Champions League at the quarter-final stage.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the campaign, Precheur criticised the club for a lack of investment. \u2018PSG must provide guarantees to build a great club,\u2019 he said. \u2018Being competitive is not enough. I want to finish my career with a desire to win.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Precheur resigned at the end of September and his son, Jocelyn, who was previously assistant manager, has now taken over.<\/p>\n<p>It is a unique and unusual situation. PSG lost their first game under their new boss, a 1-0 defeat by Lyon, but bounced back with a 1-0 victory over St Etienne last weekend.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/10\/13\/76378131-12614573-image-a-57_1696940461718.jpg\" height=\"418\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jocelyn Precheur took control of PSG following the resignation of his father who had complained over a lack of investment<\/p>\n<p>The French club may still be favourites to progress to the group stage, but they will be as wary of United as United will be of them.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Teams in England have a much harder qualification route than other teams. I&#8217;m sure PSG don&#8217;t want to be playing us right now,\u2019 United boss Marc Skinner said.<\/p>\n<p>With only 16 teams progressing to the group stage, several clubs have already been eliminated &#8211; including Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>The first and second rounds of qualifying were split into two groups &#8211; the champions path and league path.<\/p>\n<p>United and PSG are in the league path along with other clubs who finished runners-up of their respective leagues.<\/p>\n<p>The other route contains teams that finished top of leagues outside the highest-ranked associations.<\/p>\n<p>As well as PSG, United could have been drawn against last year\u2019s runners-up Wolfsburg and Real Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018When I look at some of the teams who will make the group stages from the other section, it just doesn&#8217;t seem right,\u2019 Skinner continued.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/10\/13\/76377961-12614573-image-m-62_1696940544722.jpg\" height=\"455\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/10\/13\/76377963-12614573-image-a-63_1696940551391.jpg\" height=\"455\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Aminata Diallo was charged with aggravated assault last year and is accused of hiring two masked men to beat Khiera Hamraoui with iron bars &#8211; both players have since left PSG<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We could have got Wolfsburg as well which would have been an equally tough match. Real Madrid were in there, of course. I do think they are all tough teams in this side.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Sometimes teams that finish third or fourth in this league are way better than some champions from other leagues.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>United will have to produce two strong performances if they are to progress to the group stage but Skinner is confident his team can rise to the occasion.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We have to put everything in and have no regrets \u2013 I thoroughly believe in my team to, on their day, beat any team they play against,\u2019 Skinner said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I feel we are at that level. We still have a lot of growth to do \u2013 I\u2019m not saying we\u2019re the finished article by any means \u2013 but I\u2019m really happy with where the group is at, I think\u00a0we can beat any team.\u2019<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12614573\/KATHRYN-BATTE-Paris-Saint-Germain-chaos-play-Manchester-Uniteds-hands-Marc-Skinners-prepare-make-Champions-League-debut-tough-qualifier.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KATHRYN BATTE: Paris Saint-Germain chaos could play into Manchester United&#8217;s hands&#8230; 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