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  • Chelsea coach shares PSG Christmas eve sacking

    Chelsea coach shares PSG Christmas eve sacking

    Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel has revisted his infamous sacking by PSG earlier this season.

    After leading the club to a first ever Champions League final last year, Tuchel was sacked by PSG on Christmas Eve.

    Tuchel told Sky Deutschland: “It was very surprising, because on December 22, I felt it for the first time that I could be sacked in the evening.

    “I had a conversation with my sports director. And then again before the game on December 23. I felt it might be a possibility, but it didn’t feel real to me. We won 4-0. Then we had this conversation, which only lasted two minutes, as I didn’t have much left to say either.

    “Then I got up, said he should fix it, and left. We then packed our things and went home to celebrate Christmas.”

  • PSG already discussing personal terms with De Gea

    PSG already discussing personal terms with De Gea

    Ligue 1 giant PSG are already discussing terms with Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea, it has been revealed.

    In the last 24 hours, it’s emerged in England that De Gea has accepted he will be sold this summer and his agents are already drumming up interest across Europe.

    Quatro says PSG sports chief Leonardo has responded positively and contract terms have already been mentioned.

    Leonardo is willing to bring De Gea to Paris if he agrees to take a cut on his current £400,000-a-week wages at United.

    De Gea would arrive to replace Keylor Navas, despite his heroics for PSG this season.

  • I spoke with Jose Mourinho, PSG – Rudiger

    I spoke with Jose Mourinho, PSG – Rudiger

    Antonio Rudiger has revealed he held talks with PSG and Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho last summer.

    The German defender decided to stay at Chelsea and has since become a regular under Thomas Tuchel.

    Speaking before Wednesday’s Champions League last-16 clash with Atletico Madrid, Rudiger said: “Some things I saw coming, but I didn’t see that I wouldn’t be in the squad [under Lampard].

    “This I didn’t see coming. But in the end, I took it on the chin. Yes, I had really two main teams that maybe wanted me and that I was considering.

    “It was PSG, to be honest, and with Mourinho [at Tottenham]. But this is something that didn’t happen. With Tuchel, it didn’t happen. I was a bit upset because I knew that I wouldn’t often play in my situation.

    “Then I had a talk with the ex-coach of Lampard and I was suddenly back in the team but on the bench. I had a couple of games and I worked my way back. In the last games of his reign, I was on the pitch. Now, things are going well for me and I am very happy about it.

    “To be honest, though, I always felt good in the club. They treated me nicely, especially upstairs from the board. No one told me I should leave. Neither did Frank Lampard, the transfers I had didn’t happen. The loans didn’t happen, but no one told me at the club that I should leave either.”

  • PSG banned me talking about Lionel Messi – Paredes

    PSG banned me talking about Lionel Messi – Paredes

    PSG midfielder Leandro Paredes admits management have banned him from talking about Barcelona star Leo Messi.

    Paredes has been pushed regularly by media about his Argentina teammate and whether he’ll be joined by him in Paris.

    The PSG ace told JDD: “They asked me not to talk about him anymore.

    “Some people have perceived the statements I made in the past as a lack of respect towards Messi.

    “It was not my intention: Lionel will decide with tranquility what he wants to do in the future at the end of this season.”

  • Mbappe breaks Messi Champions League scoring record

    Mbappe breaks Messi Champions League scoring record

    PSG star Kylian Mbappe has become the youngest player in Champions League history to reach 25 goals in the competition, breaking Lionel Messi’s record.

    Mbappe opened the scoring for PSG against Messi and Barcelona on Wednesday, netting from the penalty spot in the 31st minute of their last-16 second leg clash.

    At 22 years and 80 days, Mbappe broke a record Messi set aged 22 years and 286 days.
    Mbappe gave PSG a huge lead going into the second leg by scoring a hat-trick in the first leg at Camp Nou – a 4-1 win for the Ligue 1 giants.

    With his goal at home on Wednesday, Mbappe set yet another record in a game that ended in a 1-1 draw, with PSG advancing to the last eight through a 5-2 aggregate win.

    The striker has four goals against Barca in this year’s Champions League, becoming the first player to score that many goals against the Blaugrana in a single season of the competition.

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  • UCL: Easier facing PSG without Neymar – De Jong

    UCL: Easier facing PSG without Neymar – De Jong

    Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong insists they face PSG with optimism.

    De Jong knows that Barcelona face an uphill battle as they try to overturn their 4-1 first leg deficit against their Champions League round 16 opponents, but he believes the continued injury absence of Neymar helps the Catalan club out.

    The Brazilian won’t be able to face his former club due to his continue injury issues.

    “For me, he is one of the best in the world,” De Jong said in a pre-match press conference as he spoke about Neymar.

    “When he’s not there, it’s better or easier for us. I don’t know how to put it. But, without Neymar on the other side, it’s easier.”

    Asked about the tie as a whole and the likelihood of Barcelona achieving another comeback against the Parisians, four years and two days after the famous 2017 one, De Jong said this was the clear objective.

    “I don’t know if the 4-1 result from the first leg was fair, but we played poorly and we’re going in to this game to try to present a good image and to try to compete,” he said.

    “You always have to believe a comeback is possible, but we need to show it tomorrow on the pitch.

    “We’re always united and we’re achieving some good results of late. The unity was seen in the Sevilla matches. We’re going to Paris to try to win and compete.

    “We’re training well and, personally, I feel good, which is important. I want to keep this up as I’m happy.”

  • PSG open new contract talks with Xavi

    PSG open new contract talks with Xavi

    PSG have opened new contract talks Xavi Simons.

    Tied to PSG until 2022, the teenage midfielder has been linked with a return to Barcelona.

    Sky Italia says PSG chief Leonardo is now speaking with Simons and his camp about a new contract.

    The youngster recently made his first team debut in the Cup win against Caen.

  • I left PSG after Tuchel arrival – RB Leipzig winger

    I left PSG after Tuchel arrival – RB Leipzig winger

    RB Leipzig winger Christopher Nkunku says he left PSG because of Thomas Tuchel.

    Nkunku admits he didn’t see eye to eye with the now Chelsea manager.

    He recalled to Canal+: “Why did I leave PSG? The arrival of (Thomas) Tuchel made me think.

    “The fact of starting a season without really knowing what role you are going to have is quite complicated.

    “There comes a time when you come to the end of your contract and you have one year left, either you extend or you leave, I made the choice to simply leave.”

  • PSG chief plans pre-contract talks with Liverpool midfielder

    PSG chief plans pre-contract talks with Liverpool midfielder

    PSG chief Leonardo is moving for Liverpool midfielder Gini Wijnaldum.

    Off contract in June, Wijnaldum is free to negotiate pre-contract terms with any foreign club.

    And Le Parisien says the Holland international has emerged as a target for PSG.

    With Barcelona stalling on their plans to deal in Wijnaldum, Leonardo has spotted his chance to tempt the midfielder to Paris next season.

    Leonardo is currently very active in the free agency market, having also made contact with Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos, Barcelona star Leo Messi and Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero.

  • Barcelona hit by late penalty to draw with Cadiz

    Barcelona hit by late penalty to draw with Cadiz

    Barcelona compounded their Champions League misery at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain by drawing on Sunday at home to Cadiz, who scored an 87th-minute penalty to snatch a 1-1 draw at Camp Nou.

    Lionel Messi broke a Barcelona record by making his 506th La Liga appearance for the club and marked the milestone with a goal, his own spot-kick looking likely to secure a narrow win for his side.

    But Barca failed to score a second despite a hatful of chances and Cadiz punished them with a late equaliser, Alex Fernandez converting from the spot after a wild swing from Clement Lenglet.

    The draw means Ronald Koeman’s side move only one point closer to Atletico Madrid in the table instead of three, after Atletico gave their rivals an opportunity by losing at home to Levante on Saturday.