The continent's big teams are rushing through their final fixtures on the calendar before the start of the big event in world football, which paralyses and concentrates all the attention of football on Qatari soil. This edition is unique, full of controversy because of the place and the dates, which in fact break the clubs' roadmap, and that is why the planning is going off the rails. In this respect, the PSG of Sergio Ramos and Neymar are looking to Qatar with fear, where Messi is one of the focal points, but also one of those singled out by the consequences of this competition.
If we are talking strictly about the interests of the top teams in the Champions League, the English big three have reason to be more excited than other giants such as Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. We told you that the absence in Qatar of players such as Luis Diaz, Mo Salah, Firmino, possibly Thiago Alcántara or Diogo Jota, is beneficial for Jürgen Klopp ahead of the last 16 against Real Madrid, who, of their first team, only David Alaba and Toni Kroos avoid that attrition. But with PSG it is a similar story.
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Bear in mind that the deterioration brought on by the World Cup is going to take its toll on players like Messi, in the final stretch of his career, as well as being one of the key players in the Parisian project. Sergio Ramos, who would like to be with Spain but will probably not be called up, looks with concern at the consequences; although truth be told, for their opponents in the last 16, Bayern, the circumstances are even with Thomas Müller.
That is why Manchester City, with players as important as Riyad Mahrez and Erling Haaland, Liverpool with the aforementioned stars and Chelsea, with absentees in Qatar such as Jorginho, N'Golo Kanté, Pierre Emerick Aubameyang and Hakim Ziyech, are much better off than other teams who will be fighting for the Champions League from February onwards.
In addition, City and Chelsea have been spared a tricky tie in the last 16, which the other four teams have. Yes, Sergio Ramos and Neymar are looking to Qatar with hope, but also with fear, because of the consequences afterwards: not all the big clubs will have the same toll.
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