Paris Saint-Germain advance to face Dynamo Kyiv

With an efficient 1-0 victory over SC Braga, Paris Saint-Germain advance to the next stage of the UEFA Cup and will face Dynamo Kyiv. Should les Rouge et Bleu advance past the Ukraine powerhouse they could end up facing l’OM who have drawn Shakhtar Donetsk.

The Parisians visit to Portugal followed an uneasy scoreless draw at Parc des Princes and with a challenging domestic schedule ahead Paul Le Guen faced a number of difficult lineup decisions. With Toulouse in mind this Sunday, Claude Makélélé, Guillaume Hoarau, Ceará and Jérôme Rothen out of the starting eleven, Mateja Kežman and Péguy Luyindula were paired up top for PSG. However the overwhelming run of play came from the home side, yet they will rue its many missed opportunities and should have come out with the victory if finishing wasn’tttt lacking. After forcing Mickaël Landreau into a number of top-self saves the match was decided with nine minutes remaining as Clément Chantôme’s free-kick was headed into the net by Guillaume Hoarau, who had entered the match for Serbian international Mateja Kežman to give Paris Saint-Germain the lone goal of the two legs. However the match was far from decided as Braga threatened to bring the match level on a number of occasions including César Peixoto and Luis Aguiar’s notable efforts.