PSG set to wrap up Ligue 1 amid protests over Visit Rwanda deal
Four days after reaching the final of the 2025 Coupe de France, Paris Saint-Germain’s constellation of international stars are set to wrap up a record 13th top-flight crown on Saturday afternoon. The expected stroll to glory at the Parc des Princes comes as they prepare for next Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final clash against Aston Villa – who sport several nicknames including ‘The Villans’.
PSG diehards would consider it a crime against footballing justice were their heroes to head to the second leg in Birmingham, central England, without a healthy advantage over The Villa – one of the other sobriquets.
In February, in the last-16 of the Champions League, PSG outplayed Premier League pacesetters Liverpool, who sit a good 20 points ahead of Aston Villa in the English championship, to reach the last eight.
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The tie finished 1-1 on aggregate and when PSG won the penalty shoot-out, there was unanimity amongst analysts and pundits that the better side over two legs had advanced.
Before Saturday’s Ligue 1 game against Angers, protesters are expected outside the Parc des Princes, angered by PSG’s acceptance of money from the international marketing arm of the Rwandan government.
Authorities in Kigali deny providing arms and troops to the M23. They say Rwandan forces are acting in self-defence against the Congolese army and militias hostile to Rwandans, especially those from the Tutsi ethnic group.
On the pitch, there is much for PSG fans to celebrate.
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