PSG is once again eliminated prematurely from the Champions League

After Paris Saint-Germain were finally knocked out of the Champions League in the round of 16 – 16 for 5^th – time over the last 7 – years, Kylian Mbappe didn’t seem too surprised about that.

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Reflecting on PSG’s overall team performance, it resulted in a 3-0 aggregate defeat to Bayern Munich on Wednesday 8 March^th2023. The French-born striker openly said what was on everyone’s mind, “This kind of performance against the biggest European teams is actually the maximum that PSG can deliver.”

“I said at the beginning of the season in the first press conference of the season that we will give everything. And that was all of us… That’s the truth“ said Mbappe.

Even 5 years after joining PSG, Mbappe has now played in twice as many World Cup finals as in the Champions League Final.

“We will ask ourselves the difficult questions and back to our daily routine, the league”, Expressed Mbappe.

What a disappointment!

Because that Cash – rich investors from Qatar Taking control of PSG in 2011, they have been a dominant force in France, although they have consistently failed to replicate that triumphant streak on the European stage, despite Paris Saint-Germain football club spending extreme excess cash on huge superstars with big-name footballers.

The only Champions League final Paris Saint-Germain could make it to came in the pandemic-related format of the 2020 season, when defeat was also at stake Bayern Munich. Both Mbappé and Neymar (who cost a total of €402m or $432m) remained goalless in this particular competition.

Superstars don’t hold their value for PSG

Since playmakers such as Javier Pastore rose to Paris Saint – Germain’s 1^St – Major contract worth €42 million or $45 million in 2011. PSG’s total net spend has risen to over €1 billion or $1.1 billion. While the currency gauge has been quite extreme, Paris Saint-Germain have not been able to build a solid collective with full depth on their bench, instead consistently relying on the individual skills of their very talented big-name superstars.

Back then as it was before Zlatan Ibrahimovic, but now it’s dependent on Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Neymar. Neymar is currently out through injury until the end of the season and has not played in Munich this week, while Messi and Mbappé have been silenced by Bayern Munich players.

In order to strengthen the football club, Paris Saint-Germain officials previously discussed the possibility of bringing in a more versatile full-back as well as some new midfielders Aurélien Tschouameni And Ousmane Dembele were reportedly the names that stumbled across the landscape last season.

Ultimately, however, neither of them moved to PSG while they once again missed out on signing the Inter Milan centre-back Milan Skriniar. During the winter transfer window, Paris Saint-Germain tried to recruit Hakim Ziyechbut this loan move failed due to a belated proposal of the required documents.

PSG vs Bayern Munich

In Munich, Germany on Wednesday, March 8th^th2023 the insurmountable absence of the injured Presnel Kimpembeleft Paris Saint-Germain, relying on the inexperienced 17-year-old centre-back El Chadaille Bitshiabuto Marquinhos and Nordi Mukiele, both of whom will be substituted.

“PSG have one of the biggest budgets in Europe and there is no solution on the bench,” The former Paris Saint-Germain player in Edouard Cissé relayed through an interview with the Newspaper L’Equipe.

Another teenager in midfield Warren Zaire-Emery was brought into play for the last 15 minutes when he was substituted on Fabian Ruiz.

“You have to turn the game and you can only use Zaire – Emery, who is my daughter’s age,” Cisse continues. “You really have to ask yourself questions.”

After PSG were taken out of the French Cup by their French rivals Marseilles Last month, Paris Saint-Germain may only win the French league title this season. With just 12 games left, PSG currently have an 8-point lead over Marseille.

“This is a big disappointment” the head coach of Paris Saint-Germain, Christopher Galtieremphatically explained. “We have to deal with it and accept it. There is great disappointment in the dressing room. I don’t know if it’s a lesson to learn, but there’s a lot of frustration.”

Given Paris Saint-Germain’s consistency with regularly changing coaches, Galtier’s near future at the helm of the football club certainly looks bleak while Mbappé, who joined him, bids farewell Monaco Back in 2017, when he was still a young teenager, he could be lured into leaving the squad if he feels he is becoming a player of tremendous ability that will be utterly wasted.

“No, no, I’m calm.” Kylian Mbappe announced after being asked if losing to Bayern Munich would affect his future at Paris Saint-Germain. “My goal is to win the league and then we’ll see.”

Childhood dreams of Kylian Mbappé

Mbappé originally joined the Paris Saint-Germain football club after leaving Monaco in 2017 when he was still a preteen. Kylian has often said that playing for real Madrid was always his childhood dream and even when he signed his latest contract extension, the French striker never ruled out that move might one day come to fruition. Now could be that time, especially when he’s in the prime of his professional football career.

“What will happen in the future I don’t know“ said Kylian Mbappé back in May 2022 when he was thinking about a possible transfer.

Kylian Mbappé’s Football Career Achievements, Honors and Awards

Monaco

• League 1: 2016 – 2017
• Coupe de la Ligue Second – Up: 2016 – 2017

Paris St Germain

• League 1: 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2021-2022
• Coupe de France: 2017-2018, 2019-2020, 2020-2021; Second – Up: 2018 – 2019
• Coupe de la Ligue: 2017-2018, 2019-2020
• Champions Trophy: 2019, 2020
• UEFA Champions League runners-up – promotion: 2019 – 2020

France U-19

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2016

France

• Soccer World Cup: 2018
• UEFA Nations League: 2020-2021

Individually

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2016
• UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Year: 2018-2019, 2020-2021, 2021-2022
• UNFP Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year: 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019
• UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2020-2021, 2021-2022
• UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Month: April 2017, March 2018, August 2018, February 2019, February 2021, August 2021, February 2022
• UEFA Champions League squad of the season: 2016-2017, 2019-2020, 2020-2021
• UEFA Champions League Team of the Season: 2021 – 2022
• FIFA FIFPro World11: 2018, 2019
• Golden Boy: 2017
• FIFA World Cup Young Talent Award: 2018
• FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2018
• Kopa Trophy: 2018
• IFFHS Men’s World Team: 2018, 2021
• French Player of the Year: 2018, 2019
• UEFA Team of the Year: 2018
• Ligue 1 top scorer: 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022
• Ligue 1 top assistant: 2021 – 2022
• Globe Soccer Best Player of the Year: 2021
• Bronze medal: 2019
• UEFA Nations League Finals Golden Boot: 2021

assignments

• Knight of the Legion of Honor: 2018

Lionel Messi’s Football Career Achievements, Honors and Awards

Barcelona

• League (10): 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2012-2013, 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2017-2018, 2018-2019
• King’s Cup (7): 2008-2009, 2011-2012, 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2020-2021
• Supercopa de España (8): 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018
• UEFA Champions League: 2005-2006, 2008-2009, 2010-2011, 2014-2015
• UEFA Super Cup: 2009, 2011, 2015
• FIFA Club World Cup: 2009, 2011, 2015

Paris St Germain

• League 1: 2021 – 2022
• Trophy of Champions: 2022

Argentina U-20

• FIFA World Youth Championship: 2005

Argentina U – 23

Argentina

• Soccer World Cup: 2022
• Copa America: 2021
• CONMEBOL-UEFA Cup of Champions: 2022

Individually

• Ballon d’Or / FIFA Ballon d’Or (7): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021
• FIFA World Player of the Year: 2009
• Best Men’s FIFA Player: 2019
• European Golden Boot (6): 2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019
• FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: 2014, 2022
• FIFA World Cup Silver Boot: 2022
• FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: 2009, 2011
• FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Ball: 2005
• FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Boot: 2005
• Copa America Best Player: 2015, 2021
• Copa America top scorer: 2021
• Best LaLiga Player (6): 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2014-2015
• Pichichi Trophy (8): 2009 – 2010, 2011 – 2012, 2012 – 2013, 2016 – 2017, 2017 – 2018, 2018 – 2019, 2019 – 2020, 2020 – 2021
• Laureus World Sportsman of the Year: 2020
• Argentine Footballer of the Year (14): 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

Sources:

Petrekin, Samuel. “PSG shows limits in another early exit from the Champions League”. The Associated Press. Wednesday March 8, 2023.

Football Reference News Services. “Kylian Mbappe”. Soccer Reference. Thursday, March 9, 2023.

Football Reference News Services. “Lionel Messi”. Soccer Reference. Thursday, March 9, 2023.