France boosts Paris Saint-Germain’s chances of winning the Champions League

French fans are optimistic about Paris Saint-Germain’s chances in the Champions League this season.

A poll conducted by the French broadcaster RTL showed that 61% of the general public believe PSG will win the Champions League this season, and 61% also believe the current squad is the best under the management of the club’s Qatari owners.

72% of those polled predicted that PSG would finish the league season unbeaten, even though the team had already clinched the title with six matches remaining.

86% of the general public and 67% of football fans predicted that PSG would secure qualification to the semi-finals in the first leg against Aston Villa on Wednesday.

Conversely, 75% of the general public and 92% of football fans believe the qualification will be decided until next week’s second leg in England.

As for the most popular Paris Saint-Germain players among French fans, according to the poll, Ousmane Dembele topped the list, followed by Lucas Hernandez and then Desiree Doué.