Before the clash with Salzburg

Champions League: Top club in danger of super-GAU

Paris Saint-Germain are already under enormous pressure in Munich today.(Bild: AFP/Anne-Christine POUJOULAT)

Paris Saint-Germain are already under huge pressure in the Champions League. The top French club is currently not even in the top 24 of the 36-team league and would therefore also miss out on the knockout round. To make matters worse for PSG, they face Bayern in Munich today.

After four matchdays, Paris Saint-Germain have just four points to their name. The difficult away game at Bayern Munich awaits today. After that, there are the duels with Red Bull Salzburg (10.12.), Manchester City (22.1.) and VfB Stuttgart (29.1.) on the program. An early exit would be the absolute worst-case scenario for the French Ligue 1 leaders.

PSG coach Luis Enrique is aware of the importance of the game, but "Bayern are the favorites in every competition they take part in, and that will still be the case in ten or 20 years' time". Paris, however, are "here to win".

"That's PSG's ambition"
 Midfielder Vitinha is also expecting a tough game: "Bayern Munich have a strong team, they play at home and have world-class players that we all know. We have to stay true to our style and keep a cool head. But we want to win every game, that's PSG's ambition." Defeat makes the air thinner and thinner ...