PSG in defiant mood despite Real defeat

Manchester City can also advance from Group D if they win at Sevilla with Kevin de Bruyne’s injury-time victor securing a 2-1 triumph when they met at the Etihad Stadium.

The Ligue 1 leaders are coming off a 1-nil away win over Rennes, with Angel Di Maria scoring in the 75th minute for PSG earn another three points, placing them 10 points above second-place Olympique Lyonnias on the table.

Blanc was more forthcoming about the match itself, revealing his belief that PSG were hard done by and deserved better than a one-goal loss.

“(PSG) has great players that can complicate the match for you at any moment”, Navas said.

A win for either side would earn a place in the last 16 should Malmo lose at Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday. “I won’t say any more about it”. Getting players back from injury will be a breath of fresh air and will provide quality that will be noticeable because we now have players that have accumulated a lot of games.

“Compared to our last game against Madrid, our offensive movement was much better Real Madrid didn’t come close to walking all over us”.

Meanwhile, post-match, Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser El-Khelaifi dropped his biggest hint yet that the French champions will make a move for Cristiano Ronaldo.

Injuries in Real’s defence were easing with Sergio Ramos and Pepe back fit but they were dealt a blow with Marcelo limping off against PSG and tests will be carried out on Wednesday to discover the extent of the problem.

This should be a very interesting match between the two teams to see who will have the sole top spot in Group A.

“Ronaldo told me certain things, yes” the PSG boss told a news conference. “In the first half we were unable to get hold of the ball and this is because we were against a strong side”.

However, Madrid are set to be without a host of first-team regulars with Gareth Bale, James Rodriguez and Karim Benzema all unlikely to be risked by Rafael Benitez.