Paris Saint Germain as we all know has been pumping in a lot of resources, They have been the epitome of money in modern football, with the club being run by the State of Qatar.
PSG since after its big money injection has seen lots of success, especially in their domestic adventure racking up league titles after league title, Cup de France, still, the French club to ever lay a hand on the beloved Champions League are Olympique Marseille.
They bought in players like Lionel Messi, Ashraf Hakimi, Wijnaldium, Gianluigi Donarumma, and Sergio Ramos, Surely bringing in the names of these big stars to the team would mean success, Right? Well, No
Even after signing Players like Lionel Messi, PSG failed to gather its main objective of the Champions League, crashing out to Ultimate Champions Real Madrid. The same real Madrid team who were in their rebuilding phase.
It's not to whom they Lost, it's how they Lost, PSG had a very comfortable margin of 1-0 advantage in the first half of the fixture, scoring the second goal by none other than Kylian Mbappe, but it all went downhill when Benzema scored that astonishing hattrick to complete Historical comeback against the French.
PSG’s young starlet Kylian MBappe was only the force truly determined to do something against the mighty Madrid.
It was the team not clicking on the very moment when everything seemed to wrap up for PSG, the pressure these matches brought was immense for players to bear.
Ultimately when pressure was this high they did crumble and crumbled hard, Noting it was also the first season of Lionel Messi in a PSG shirt, he attracted a fair amount of criticism from the media when he missed a crucial penalty against Madrid in that same draw.
The team's performance was overshadowed not only by Real Madrid's experienced Midfield but also by the likes of Young Midfielder Eduardo Camavinga and Fede Valverde.
The main focal point of that PSG team was the news of Kylian Mbappe wanting to leave for Real Madrid before that season which the PSG hierarchy refused to let go, Ultimately for them to draw the same Real Madrid team in the Champions League.
It might not have gone down pretty well with the PSG chief when he saw his most priced possession being in a team getting thrashed by a team which he wanted to join, Footage of the PSG chief and Sporting Director have come out lashing out at Referees after the match.
The 2021-22 season for Paris Saint-Germain can be called out as an embarrassment even after winning the League title, but their main aim of lifting the Champion League trophy remained unaccomplished.
PSG have been criticised based on the player’s out-of-pitch activity because of their bling-bling personality of players, Players are often criticized for partying hard and for their commitment to the game.
More Bad News For PSG?
Mbappe has officially left PSG for Real Madrid and there seems to be no tailsman in Paris right now as Luis Campos and Luis Enrique work with the new generation of stars with splashing millions in signings. Surely they beat Barcelona in 2024 but they were short of inspiration against Dortmund. With all the politics happening inside PSG, there is a very slim chance that they will make it to the finals in the coming season.
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