Paris slips into crisis
Before the Bayern game, PSG “better shut up”
2/9/2023, 12:08 p.m
Without Kylian Mbappé, Paris Saint-Germain disappoints in the cup at Olympique Marseille and is eliminated. The mood at Bayern’s Champions League opponent is correspondingly bad. The star ensemble is therefore humble before the European Cup cracker.
Shortly before the Champions League duel with FC Bayern Munich, the French soccer champions Paris Saint-Germain are under pressure. After the defeat in the classic at Olympique Marseille, hope for the French Cup title is gone – and the mood is bad. “We missed a lot, now it’s better to shut up,” captain Marquinhos told beIN Sports TV after the bankruptcy in Marseille.
The football stars around Neymar and Lionel Messi lost 1: 2 to Marseille. “We know that we have to improve a lot if we want to achieve anything this season,” complained Marquinhos – also with a view to the round of 16 first leg against Bayern next Tuesday. “A title that’s gone hurts.”
Sergio Ramos’ equalizer in injury time in the first half was far too little to survive in the French classic. Above all, offensively disappointed PSG, who had to do without the injured Kylian Mbappé. “We knew they would put a lot of pressure. We couldn’t get past their lines faster. We made a few mistakes that cost us dearly,” said Marquinhos of France 3, adding: “It is a defeat that hurts because it’s a cup game against our great rivals.”
It was the French champions’ third defeat of the new year. PSG leads the league with an eight-point lead, but is by no means as confident as desired. And now there is also the end of the round of 16 of the cup at L’OM. “The disappointment is great, the Coupe de France was one of our goals,” said coach Christophe Galtier. “We have to learn from this game. We didn’t have enough chances in the second half, we have to be more dangerous.”
The PSG stars will have their first chance to implement Galtier’s demands in Saturday’s league game in Monaco. After that, Bayern will play in Paris – and want to lay the foundation for Marquinhos & Co. to end their next title dream soon.