By ditching its superstars, Paris Saint-Germain aims to achieve something greater
4 months ago

By ditching its superstars, Paris Saint-Germain aims to achieve something greater

LA Times  

Last week, for the first time in nearly a decade, Paris Saint-Germain opened its season without Neymar, Lionel Messi or Kylian Mbappe. That’s our ambition, that’s our strategy.” The blueprint for that strategy actually started taking shape in the summer of 2023 when the club opened a $385-million training base in the western suburbs of Paris that included training, education and accommodation facilities for PSG’s 140 academy players. “We continue to build a fantastic young team at Paris Saint-Germain, based on teamwork, talent and collective spirit — which is the foundation of our club’s great future,” Al-Khelaifi said earlier this month. “It’s to do the best, to continue building what we’re doing today, building the team, the style of the game that we love, the offensive style.” PSG should have no trouble winning its sixth Ligue 1 title in seven seasons judging from how it started this one, with a 4-1 thrashing of Le Havre in last week’s opener. In that time, an unprecedented number of soccer icons have passed through the dressing room at Parc des Princes stadium, from David Beckham, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Angel di Maria to Neymar, Messi and Mbappe, draining the bank account of Qatar Sports Investments, the Qatari government-backed investment fund that holds 87.5% of the club’s shares.

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Champions League 2024-25: Marquinhos laments PSG’s inefficiency after 2-1 defeat to Atletico Madrid
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Champions League 2024-25: Marquinhos laments PSG’s inefficiency after 2-1 defeat to Atletico Madrid

The Hindu  

Paris Saint-Germain captain Marquinhos lamented the team’s inefficiency and inability to “do things properly” after a 2-1 home loss to Atletico Madrid on Wednesday left it last among the four French clubs in the new-look Champions League. “Sometimes when we make mistakes in the Champions League we are not punished for it, but when you have top players in the …

Mbappé starts new Champions League campaign with a goal in Real Madrid victory
3 months ago

Mbappé starts new Champions League campaign with a goal in Real Madrid victory

Associated Press  

MADRID — Kylian Mbappé renewed his quest to win a European title by scoring for Real Madrid in his first Champions League match with the club. “I’m feeling better match after match.” Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was named the man of the match as he was key to keep Stuttgart from capitalizing on its many scoring opportunities. Mbappé won the …

Life after Mbappé is proving better than expected for French leader PSG
3 months, 1 week ago

Life after Mbappé is proving better than expected for French leader PSG

Associated Press  

PARIS — Kylian Mbappé's departure was expected to sidetrack Paris Saint-Germain this season. Who could score so freely for PSG when Mbappé averaged more than 40 goals per season over the past four campaigns and more than 250 in seven years at the club? Behind the forwards, Portugal’s Vitinha and France’s Warren Zaïre-Emery form a solid midfield pairing along with …

Toulouse win dampens Mbappe farewell, but departing star adds to record tally
7 months, 1 week ago

Toulouse win dampens Mbappe farewell, but departing star adds to record tally

China Daily  

Paris Saint-Germain's Kylian Mbappe and Ethan Mbappe pose with their mother Fayza Lamari after a prize-giving ceremony marking the club's French Ligue 1 championship title on Sunday at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. AFP PARIS — Kylian Mbappe got a mixed reception from Paris Saint-Germain fans in his last home game for the club, before scoring in a …

Goodbye goal: Mbappé gets mixed reception from fans in last PSG home game before scoring in 3-1 loss
7 months, 1 week ago

Goodbye goal: Mbappé gets mixed reception from fans in last PSG home game before scoring in 3-1 loss

Associated Press  

PARIS — Kylian Mbappé got a mixed reception from Paris Saint-Germain fans in his last home game for the club before scoring in a 3-1 home defeat against Toulouse in the French league on Sunday. But defensive errors followed as French champion PSG slipped to only its second league defeat of the season, but third straight overall after back-to-back 1-0 …

Mbappe announces PSG departure at end of season
7 months, 1 week ago

Mbappe announces PSG departure at end of season

China Daily  

MARSEILLE -- Kylian Mbappe confirmed on Friday that he will leave French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season, without revealing his next destination. The French international joined PSG on loan from Monaco in 2017 and officially signed with the capital-based side after the season ended for a transfer fee of 180 million euros. During his …

Emotional Mbappé confirms he will leave PSG ahead of an expected move to Real Madrid
7 months, 1 week ago

Emotional Mbappé confirms he will leave PSG ahead of an expected move to Real Madrid

Associated Press  

PARIS — Kylian Mbappé confirmed what the soccer world was long expecting to hear, announcing on Friday he is leaving Paris Saint-Germain ahead of a widely expected move to Real Madrid. “I think I needed this, a new challenge after seven years.” An emotional-looking Mbappé gulped and paused for breath as he addressed PSG’s fans. According to sports daily L’Equipe, …

Kylian Mbappé trudges off after another Champions League dream with PSG ends
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Kylian Mbappé trudges off after another Champions League dream with PSG ends

Associated Press  

PARIS — Kylian Mbappé leaned forward with his head bowed and hands on his thighs. Another Champions League dream with Paris Saint-Germain was over, ruined by the ruthless efficiency of a Borussia Dortmund team that stopped him scoring in both legs of their Champions League semifinal and recorded a 1-0 win in each. We had the chances to score when …

With PSG crowned French champion, the race for remaining Champions League spots rumbles on
7 months, 3 weeks ago

With PSG crowned French champion, the race for remaining Champions League spots rumbles on

Associated Press  

PARIS — Now that Paris Saint-Germain has clinched the French title, the scramble for remaining Champions League places will dominate the final three rounds. Heading into this weekend’s games, the Principality side sat in second place and two points ahead of third-place Brest, the tiny Brittany club that has never played in Europe’s elite club competition. Fans should prepare for …

Dortmund vs PSG, UCL semifinal: Mbappe looks for glory in UEFA Champions League title after winning Ligue 1
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Dortmund vs PSG, UCL semifinal: Mbappe looks for glory in UEFA Champions League title after winning Ligue 1

The Hindu  

Borussia Dortmund faces Paris Saint-Germain, whose star striker Kylian Mbappe is looking to lead the French team to its first-ever UEFA Champions League title in his last season there before a likely move to Madrid. PSG won another French league title on Monday but the Champions League is the trophy the Qatar-backed club is desperate to finally get its hands …

PSG wins record-extending 12th French league title in Kylian Mbappé's last season at the club
7 months, 3 weeks ago

PSG wins record-extending 12th French league title in Kylian Mbappé's last season at the club

Associated Press  

PARIS — Paris Saint-Germain won the French league in Kylian Mbappé’s last season at the club after Monaco lost 3-2 at Lyon on Sunday. In coach Luis Enrique’s first season at the club, PSG produced one of the most dominant seasons in league history with just one loss in 31 games so far. Last season, PSG supporters were booing Lionel …

The ideal Champions League final is within reach if Mbappé and Real Madrid can deliver
8 months ago

The ideal Champions League final is within reach if Mbappé and Real Madrid can deliver

Associated Press  

The tantalizing prospect of Kylian Mbappé squaring up to Real Madrid in the Champions League final looms large. Dortmund is the outsider to win the trophy having unexpectedly advanced to the semifinals in a season when it trails German champion Bayer Leverkusen by 23 points and may have to rely on a bonus fifth-place spot to qualify for next year’s …

Shh! Mbappe is a generational player and should be treated with respect
8 months ago

Shh! Mbappe is a generational player and should be treated with respect

Hindustan Times  

Kylian Mbappe stunned his critics into silence to all intents and purposes when he led Paris Saint-Germain’s extraordinary comeback in the Champions League, Europe’s top club competition, on Tuesday night. Paris St Germain's Kylian Mbappe celebrates In the quarterfinal first-leg tie last week, when Barcelona, fuelled by the performances of their youngsters, edged PSG 3-2 in their own den at …

Champions League: Kylian Mbappe scores as PSG take control of Real Sociedad tie
10 months, 1 week ago

Champions League: Kylian Mbappe scores as PSG take control of Real Sociedad tie

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Kylian Mbappe scored the opener as Paris Saint-Germain took a big step towards reaching the Champions League quarter-finals with a 2-0 win over Real Sociedad in the first leg of their last-16 tie on Wednesday. The mediocrity of PSG’s first-half performance at the Parc des Princes may have had their supporters fearing another in a long line of disappointing results …

Champions League 2023-24: With Mbappe’s future under cloud, PSG takes on Real Sociedad in last 16
10 months, 1 week ago

Champions League 2023-24: With Mbappe’s future under cloud, PSG takes on Real Sociedad in last 16

The Hindu  

Kylian in Paris, Kylian, in Paris. It’s unlikely it will come to a conclusion this week as PSG enters the most crucial phase of its season with the knockout stage of the Champions League starting. The only Champions League final PSG reached was in 2020’s pandemic-shortened format, when it lost to Bayern Munich. 📍 Campus PSG pic.twitter.com/r8WzfNi9YH — Paris Saint-Germain …

UEFA Champions League: Newcastle beats Mbappe’s PSG 4-1 in statement win for Saudi-owned club
1 year, 2 months ago

UEFA Champions League: Newcastle beats Mbappe’s PSG 4-1 in statement win for Saudi-owned club

The Hindu  

Two years after being bought by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, Newcastle pulled off the biggest win of its new era by beating Kylian Mbappé and Paris Saint-Germain 4-1 on Wednesday in the English club’s first Champions League home game since 2003. RELATED | Manchester United risks early Champions League exit after Galatasaray defeat Newcastle powered 3-0 ahead after 50 …

Paris Saint-Germain becomes Ligue 1 CHAMPIONS
1 year, 6 months ago

Paris Saint-Germain becomes Ligue 1 CHAMPIONS

Daily Mail  

Lionel Messi found the back of the net as Paris St Germain bagged a record-breaking 11th Ligue 1 title with one game to spare with a mediocre 1-1 draw at Racing Strasbourg on Saturday. The result put PSG on 85 points, four ahead of RC Lens, who secured second place and a place in next season's Champions League - a …

PSG within touching distance of Ligue 1 title as Mbappe strikes again
1 year, 7 months ago

PSG within touching distance of Ligue 1 title as Mbappe strikes again

The Hindu  

A brace by Kylian Mbappe propelled Paris Saint-Germain to a 2-1 win at Auxerre on Sunday that effectively secured a second straight Ligue 1 title and a ninth in the last 11 seasons. Mbappe’s goals, his 27th and 28th of the season in Ligue 1, both came in the first eight minutes at the Stade Abbe-Deschamps and set PSG up …

PSG coach Christophe Galtier: Breathing easier after back-to-back wins
1 year, 7 months ago

PSG coach Christophe Galtier: Breathing easier after back-to-back wins

The Hindu  

Paris St. Germain has slightly eased the pressure on its shoulders after recovering from a stumble in its Ligue 1 campaign and claiming successive wins as it bids to retain its title, coach Christophe Galtier said on Friday. “I’m not sure how much pressure there is on us, but I’m sure we’ll be able to get the points we need,” …

PSG shows limits in yet another early Champions League exit
1 year, 9 months ago

PSG shows limits in yet another early Champions League exit

Associated Press  

After Paris Saint-Germain was eliminated from the Champions League in the last 16 for the fifth time in seven years, Kylian Mbappé was not so surprised. That’s the truth,” said Mbappé, who signed a contract extension last year with PSG precisely to win the Champions League title. The only Champions League final PSG reached was in 2020’s pandemic-shortened format, when …

Losing culture? Mbappe’s PSG reflect on latest Champions League failure
1 year, 9 months ago

Losing culture? Mbappe’s PSG reflect on latest Champions League failure

The Hindu  

Paris Saint-Germain was convinced that persuading Kylian Mbappe to stay would finally deliver it Champions League glory, but the failure to build a strong enough team around the France superstar has contributed to another early European exit. PSG’s run to the 2020 final now looks even more like an anomaly, coming in a pandemic-hit season when the Champions League was …

Champions League: Qatar-backed Paris Saint Germain still to win club football's biggest prize
1 year, 10 months ago

Champions League: Qatar-backed Paris Saint Germain still to win club football's biggest prize

The Hindu  

More than a decade of hiring and firing and splashing the cash has so far failed to deliver a Champions League trophy for Paris Saint-Germain’s Qatari owners. Yet, PSG’s 1-0 defeat to Bayern Munich on Tuesday in the first leg of the round-of-16 in the Champions League was its third straight loss and fifth in 11 games. The only Champions …

Champions League: PSG hoping for Mbappe return in Bayern Munich showdown
1 year, 10 months ago

Champions League: PSG hoping for Mbappe return in Bayern Munich showdown

The Hindu  

Paris Saint-Germain is hoping Kylian Mbappe can make a rapid recovery from injury and feature in Tuesday’s Champions League showdown with Bayern Munich as the French club aims to put a run of poor form behind in a tie that could define its season. However, PSG coach Christophe Galtier said there were no guarantees that the 24-year-old, who scored seven …

Champions League final | Real Madrid wants to focus on Salah’s Liverpool rather than Mbappe saga
2 years, 6 months ago

Champions League final | Real Madrid wants to focus on Salah’s Liverpool rather than Mbappe saga

The Hindu  

Mohamed Salah could easily have given the kind of diplomatic answer trotted out by most football players. @LFC | #UCLfinalpic.twitter.com/2DARq4RQlW — UEFA Champions League May 25, 2022 Dark day in Kyiv Salah clearly hasn’t forgotten what went down in the 2018 final against Real Madrid in Kyiv. That didn’t stop Salah from posting “we have a score to settle” on …

PSG star Mbappe wins league’s best player award for 3rd time
2 years, 7 months ago

PSG star Mbappe wins league’s best player award for 3rd time

Associated Press  

PARIS — Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe won the French league’s best player award for the third time in his career on Sunday, then diplomatically swerved a question about his future. Mbappe has scored 168 goals for PSG since joining from Monaco in a deal worth 180 million euros five years ago, the second highest tally in the club’s history …

PSG: Messi, Neymar and Mbappe project has failed to deliver Champions League glory
2 years, 9 months ago

PSG: Messi, Neymar and Mbappe project has failed to deliver Champions League glory

Daily Mail  

Paris Saint-Germain will play on. Paris Saint-Germain suffered another embarrassing failure in the Champions League as they lost 3-2 on aggregate to Real Madrid despite Kylian Mbappe's best efforts Lionel Messi signed for PSG to win another Champions League but it won't be this season PSG are 13 points clear at the top of Ligue 1. PSG have assembled one …

Champions League: Karim Benzema scores hat-trick as Real Madrid knock Paris Saint-Germain out of tournament
2 years, 9 months ago

Champions League: Karim Benzema scores hat-trick as Real Madrid knock Paris Saint-Germain out of tournament

Firstpost  

Even with Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi and Neymar, the Qatari-owned PSG’s wait for a Champions League crown goes on. Real Madrid pulled off one of the great Champions League comebacks on Wednesday as Karim Benzema scored a breathtaking hat-trick to upstage Kylian Mbappe and dump Paris Saint-Germain out in the last 16. “Every game is a final now for us …

PSG 1-0 Real Madrid Highlights: Mbappe scores in stoppage to win it for Paris St. Germain, Champions League updates
2 years, 10 months ago

PSG 1-0 Real Madrid Highlights: Mbappe scores in stoppage to win it for Paris St. Germain, Champions League updates

The Hindu  

Welcome to Sportstar's live blog of the UEFA Champions League 2021-22 clash between Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid being played at Le Parc de Princes in Paris, France. Mbappe makes a run along the left of the penalty box and Carvajal tries to stop him and brings him down conceding a penalty 60' Danilo is back on his feet and …

Ligue 1 2021-22: Messi, Mbappe in focus as PSG take on 3rd-placed Nice without Neymar
3 years ago

Ligue 1 2021-22: Messi, Mbappe in focus as PSG take on 3rd-placed Nice without Neymar

India TV News  

Highlights Leader Paris Saint-Germain will miss an injured Neymar when it hosts third-placed Nice In other matches, Rennes can consolidate second place against defending champion Lille Marseille can make up ground in the race for Champions League spots with a win at mid-table Nantes It's Super Wednesday in Ligue 1 with 10 games in the evening. Leader Paris Saint-Germain will …

French Cup: Mauro Icardi, Kylian Mbappe score to help PSG beat Monaco in final
3 years, 7 months ago

French Cup: Mauro Icardi, Kylian Mbappe score to help PSG beat Monaco in final

Firstpost  

It was also the second trophy of coach Mauricio Pochettino’s managerial career after he won the Champions Trophy for PSG in January, although this will for many count as his first major honour. Paris: Paris Saint-Germain have a domestic double in their sights after they won the French Cup by beating Monaco 2-0 in Wednesday’s final at the Stade de …

Brazil star Neymar signs contract extension to 2025 with PSG
3 years, 7 months ago

Brazil star Neymar signs contract extension to 2025 with PSG

Associated Press  

PARIS — Neymar pledged to help Paris Saint-Germain finally win the ever-elusive Champions League trophy after signing a three-year contract extension on Saturday, keeping the Brazil star at the ambitious club until 2025. PSG posted a video of Neymar wearing a jersey with 2025 on the back and saying “Ici c’est Paris” — ‘This is Paris’, a favorite chant of …

Paris Saint-Germain 0-1 Bayern Munich - Champions League: Neymar and Co progress on away goals
3 years, 8 months ago

Paris Saint-Germain 0-1 Bayern Munich - Champions League: Neymar and Co progress on away goals

Daily Mail  

Hansi Flick revealed his love of puzzles in the build-up to this reunion but in the end he was one move away from solving this one. Kylian Mbappe was left raising his arms in celebration as his goals away in Munich helped PSG reach the semi-finals Mauricio Pochettino lost a Champions League final with Spurs and is now one round …

PSG aims to learn lessons from Champions League final defeat - Football News - Sportstar
4 years, 3 months ago

PSG aims to learn lessons from Champions League final defeat - Football News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Paris Saint-Germain believes it can learn from its run to the Champions League final and become European champion after coming closer than ever in Sunday's 1-0 loss to Bayern Munich. “I'm going to talk with Leonardo and the people in charge to create that team.” “Right now it's difficult to sleep, it's difficult to speak, it's difficult to explain,” added …

Neymar, Mbappe fail to lead PSG to first Champions League title
4 years, 3 months ago

Neymar, Mbappe fail to lead PSG to first Champions League title

India TV News  

Neymar and Kylian Mbappe sat side by side on Paris Saint-Germain’s bench after the 1-0 loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League final on Sunday. PSG must go for yet another year without the Champions League title after lackluster performances by Neymar and Mbappe at the Stadium of Light. “I’m proud because Neymar played another game where he showed …

Champions League Final preview: Plenty of goals on offer as Bayern Munich take on Paris Saint-Germain
4 years, 4 months ago

Champions League Final preview: Plenty of goals on offer as Bayern Munich take on Paris Saint-Germain

Firstpost  

The Champions League final will see Bayern Munich, five-time champions, take on PSG who are in the final for the first time. Bayern’s forward Robert Lewandowski is just two goals shy of Cristiano Ronaldo’s record of 17 goals in a single Champions League campaign. The former Arsenal man is the second highest Champions League scorer for the Germans this season …

'I joined PSG to win the Champions League', insists Mbappe as French giants prepare for Lisbon final
4 years, 4 months ago

'I joined PSG to win the Champions League', insists Mbappe as French giants prepare for Lisbon final

Daily Mail  

Kylian Mbappe says winning the Champions League would vindicate his decision to join Paris Saint-Germain. Mbappe was being pursued by Europe's top clubs in 2017 after his goals helped Monaco win the French title and reach the last four of the Champions League. Kylian Mbappe says winning the Champions League would vindicate his decision to join PSG Now the 21-year-old …

Neymar can finally fire PSG into the elite with a Champions League win
4 years, 4 months ago

Neymar can finally fire PSG into the elite with a Champions League win

Daily Mail  

Lisbon does not feel as if it is hosting the biggest game in club football on Sunday. Neymar has a chance to shoot PSG up to being one of Europe's elite on Sunday night The Brazilian became the world's most expensive footballer when PSG signed him in 2017 If his team can overcome Bayern Munich, Neymar will have made Paris …

Paris Saint-Germain Title Favourites for Already Coronavirus-threatened Ligue 1 Season
4 years, 4 months ago

Paris Saint-Germain Title Favourites for Already Coronavirus-threatened Ligue 1 Season

News 18  

With Champions League finalists Paris St Germain way above the cut, the question in France is not who will win the Ligue 1 title, but how the season will be played amid the COVID-19 crisis. Olympique de Marseille were scheduled to play the curtain-raiser against St Etienne on Friday but four confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus at the Provence …

UEFA Champions League: Paris Saint-Germain Reach First Final by Defeating RB Leipzig
4 years, 4 months ago

UEFA Champions League: Paris Saint-Germain Reach First Final by Defeating RB Leipzig

News 18  

Angel Di Mara scored one goal and set up two others as Paris Saint-Germain cruised to a 3-0 win over Leipzig on Tuesday to reach the Champions League final for the first time. Neymar, who set up one of the goals with a neat backheel flick inside the area, is also a step closer to fulfilling his goal of winning …

'We Have Never Been so Close': Neymar Ready to Fight for Champions League Title With PSG
4 years, 4 months ago

'We Have Never Been so Close': Neymar Ready to Fight for Champions League Title With PSG

News 18  

Paris St. Germain forward Neymar issued a warning ahead of the return of UEFA Champions League as the Brazilian claimed he is currently in his best form since joining the Ligue 1 side from Barcelona in 2017. But with Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu saying the climate is not right to spend multi-million pounds on Neymar, it seems the Brazilian …

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