It's like Bill Murray in Un jour sans fin: the scenario repeats itself over and over again for Paris Saint-Germain, without ever being able to break this downward spiral. The dreams of the Champions League once again flew away from the side of Munich last Wednesday with a logical exit from the road in the round of 16. But this time, if the capital club has accustomed us to incredible scenarios and improbable comebacks, this elimination inflicted by Bayern was predictable.
Never at the outward and return level, PSG continues to regress in the European hierarchy. It is not the victory in Brest (2-1) in pain on Saturday evening that will console the supporters, tired of all these routs. Ligue 1 is good, but this daily routine is not the priority target of the Parisian club, which aims above all for the cup with big ears every year.
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The questioning is inevitable: what is the point of being the largest payroll on the planet, estimated at 728 million euros by KPMG, to be so dropped in the big meetings? The Parisian leaders had their eyes bigger than their stomachs, obsessed with the desire to accumulate stars and renowned CVs, without ever thinking about consistency on the ground. Result ? Zero goals scored against Bayern with a lonely Mbappé, a more level Messi and a Neymar once again in the infirmary. Not to mention the usual Paris Saint-Germain stalwarts like Marquinhos and Marco Verratti, who arrived at the start of the Qatari project and who are in serious decline.
And yet, the club had already promised to make its revolution last summer by relying on the know-how of Luis Campos, appointed sports adviser, to bring back recruits who may be less flashy, but who were to be useful. Christophe Galtier was also part of this atmosphere of a PSG supposed to have learned from its mistakes. This more modest formula was attractive on paper, but the truth of the matches was once again implacable. Vitinha, Fabian Ruiz, Hugo Ekitike
So, on which foot to dance now? This is the challenge for the coming months for Nasser al-Khelaïfi and his teams. Precisely, the president of Paris Saint-Germain is far from innocent in this accumulation of routs. He alone symbolizes this feeling of helplessness that accompanies the European vagaries of PSG and it might be time to give way to a new boss who would arrive with a fresh mind. It should also be remembered that Nasser al-Khelaïfi does not dedicate his schedule 100% to the club: with his responsibilities at beIN Sports, his role as Minister of State in Qatar or his functions in racket sports (padel, tennis, badminton and squash, just that!), it inevitably scatters.
Paris Saint-Germain find themselves in an impasse. Kylian Mbappé was extended with great fanfare, but he could quickly be tired of these repeated failures and respond favorably to the sirens of Real Madrid. Without its star player, the capital club would suffer a huge blow. For its part, Qatar has officially opened negotiations to buy Manchester United. A position that inevitably raises questions: what about PSG? For the moment, the leaders want to reassure with a reaffirmed commitment, but by dint of seeing his team wear the dunce cap season after season, the emir will end up whistling the end of recess and perhaps reconsider his priorities. .
