Paris Saint-Germain signed its umpteenth failure in the Champions League, after falling in the semifinals against a surprising Borussia Dortmund, which now awaits a rival between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.
Kylian Mbappé seems to have played his last European game with PSG, although he did not want to confirm anything in the mixed zone, which he attended visibly affected by this setback that deprives him of getting his first ‘orejona’.
The French attacker, however, would not be the only departure in the Parisian team. From now on, several cases will begin to be reviewed, in a joint effort between the leadership and the coaching staff of Luis Enrique, who will continue in office.
The decision was confirmed by president Nasser Al-Khelaifi himself, who exploded when asked by a journalist after the defeat against Dortmund. “What question is that, honestly? Honestly. Do you understand football? “He launched.
“Very sad about the result, of course, disappointed. We thought we were going to the final, we thought we had the game, but that’s football. We were able to score four times and all four times they hit the post. Last week two others didn’t enter… Sometimes football isn’t fair, really. But I think we deserved a better result than this, of course,” he commented.
For Al-Khelaifi there is no doubt that they are on a good path under the orders of Luis Enrique. “We are building a long-term project with the youngest team in Europe, the future will be bright. We will continue forward,” he noted.
“I want to thank the players, since they have given everything, the coach, the staff and of course the fans who have been present at all times since the first Champions League game,” said Al-Khelaïfi.
After eliminating Barcelona, they were given the title of favorites against a Dortmund team that won both games in the series. “Sadly, our goal really was to reach the final, or even further. But we are proud. We are the youngest team in Europe and three times in the last five years we have been to the semi-finals. Of course, our goal is not to stop there and we will continue to work. “This is not the end of the world,” summarized the PSG president.
What did Luis Enrique say?
Luis Enrique, already confirmed as coach of PSG, hopes to finish the season with one more title, that of the French Cup, which is pending the final between the Parisians and Olympique de Lyon.
“It is a sad moment in sport, when you lose and especially when you lose in this way. But well, first of all, congratulate Borussia Dortmund, they have had an outstanding Champions League. We already knew him in the group stage, I think that in both games they competed very well,” said the Spaniard at a press conference.
In this context, bad luck struck PSG in their attempt to come back. “In two games we have made six goals. In today’s game, 31 shots on goal and we haven’t scored a single goal, which is practically impossible to believe, but that’s football. Today we made an expected goal of three and they scored 0.7, and they are the ones who scored. This is top-level sport, this is football, we accept it and we will try to get up as soon as possible to prepare for the next one,” Luis Enrique resigned himself.
He later expanded on his idea of what happened. “All teams in the world have to improve offensive and defensive aspects. Let’s put the detail today on a particular point, a set-piece action… It is evident that we are not a very powerful team on set-pieces. We have other virtues, the ability to take 30 shots on goal,” he insisted.
“How sad it would be for a coach not to be with his players and put himself first in a defeat or a delicate moment. I’m very good at that. The only person responsible for this defeat and this elimination is the coach, who has made the decisions that he has decided. That he would take the same ones in both games, but it would be very sad if someone questioned some players,” Luis Enrique concluded.
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