Tag: Paris Saint-Germain

The pressure is mounting on Christophe Galtier as PSG suffer a home defeat by Rennes

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Paris Saint-Germain lost 2-0 at home to Rennes in Ligue 1, piling more pressure on its coach, Christophe Galtier. Carl Toko Ekambi put the visitors ahead in the first half with a fine effort into the bottom left corner after Benjamin Bourigaud fired him inside the penalty area. Three minutes into the second half, Rennes doubled their lead at the Parc des Princes, with striker Arnaud Kalemuendo slotting home a subdued goal. The result means PSG have suffered five defeats in their last nine matches in all competitions, with Galtier…

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Paris Saint-Germain’s latest Champions League failure: The inside story

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When Paris Saint-Germain’s Qatari president Nasser Al-Khelaifi addressed the club’s staff in January, he was feeling optimistic. Buoyed by a World Cup in his home country that had finished with a final for the ages illuminated by two of the club’s star players, he wanted his employees to share in his confidence. “Two-thousand and twenty-three will be our most successful year for PSG,” he declared. But little more than a week into spring, PSG are out of the Champions League and have lost more matches in 2023 than in the…

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Christophe Galtier: “It’s too early to talk about my future at Paris Saint-Germain”

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Christophe Galtier admits he does not know if he has a long-term future as PSG After the club was eliminated from the Champions League following the defeat against Bayern Munich. Paris Saint-Germain lost the last-16 match 3-0 on aggregate after the second leg in Bavaria ended 2-0 to Bayern, thanks to second-half goals from Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Serge Gnabry. It was another weak end to a European campaign for the French club, whose exorbitant spending on talents such as Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar under their Qatari owners…

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Paris Saint-Germain helps Ashraf Hakimi after a defender was accused of rape, and the French prosecutor opened an investigation

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Paris Saint-Germain said it supports Achraf Hakimi after French prosecutors opened a preliminary investigation into the Moroccan defender’s rape allegations. The prosecutor’s office is leading an investigation in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, a judicial official confirmed to The Associated Press on Monday, without giving any further details. Al-Hakimi has not publicly responded to the accusation, but Paris Saint-Germain said on Tuesday that his player “vehemently denied these accusations.” In a statement to the athleteThe French side said of Hakimi: “The club supports the player who has vehemently denied the…

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Paris Saint-Germain confirms Neymar’s injury to the ankle ligaments, and the Brazil striker will face more tests

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Paris Saint-Germain confirmed Neymar suffered an ankle ligament injury in their 4-3 victory over Sunday night. Neymar, who scored Paris Saint-Germain’s second goal in the 17th minute, burst into tears early in the second half after colliding with Lille’s Benjamin Andre and rolling his right ankle. PSG said the Brazilian striker would face more tests early next week and gave no time frame for his recovery. A club statement on Tuesday evening read: “Further tests have confirmed today that Neymar Jr. has sustained a sprained ankle, with some ligament damage.…

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Sheikh Jassim’s Manchester United takeover bid, the Qatar issue and what it means for Ratcliffe

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The sale of Manchester United took a significant step forward late on Friday when the Glazer family received a bid from the son of the former prime minister of Qatar. Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani, the chairman of Qatari bank QIB, submitted a bid to complete a full takeover. He is going head-to-head with Ineos billionaire Jim Ratcliffe for ownership of the club, although it’s possible there are other unknown bidders in addition to them. It is unknown how much Sheikh Jassim, who says he is a lifelong Manchester…

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Bayern’s change of play tormented PSG’s exposed defense – and Koeman made them pay the price

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For many years, the Champions League decided to list the season to Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain regardless of their domestic performance. This season more than ever. The domestic turmoil plaguing both European giants has put more pressure on the playing squads and their managers, Julian Nagelsmann and Christophe Galtier, on their way to the last 16 of the Champions League. Despite occupying the league championships, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern have lost 17 points combined since the World Cup break with unconvincing performance throughout that period. Hence the importance of…

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Kylian Mbappe trains before Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League match against Bayern Munich

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Kylian Mbappe returned to training before the first leg of the Champions League round of sixteen match in Paris Saint-Germain against Bayern Munich, on Tuesday. Paris Saint-Germain said at the beginning of the month that Mbappe would stay at an estimated distance of three weeks, after he suffered a thigh injury against Montpellier on February 1. That speculation appeared to rule him out of Tuesday’s heavyweight bout, but the striker was photographed smiling at the session on Tuesday morning, making it more likely that he will be involved. ⚽️📸 Today’s…

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Arsenal vs Bayern, Chelsea vs Lyon in the UEFA Women’s Champions League

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Chelsea and Arsenal faced difficult relationships in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Women’s Champions League. Chelsea pitted the Women’s Premier League champions to face eight-time champions Lyon. Arsenal faces WSL rivals Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals. Rome meets Barcelona, ​​and Paris Saint-Germain will meet Wolfsburg in the other eight rounds. The first matches will take place on March 21 and 22, with the second legs a week later on March 29 and 30. In the event that Chelsea advances, it will face the winner of the Roma and Barcelona meeting…

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Nottingham Forest have expressed interest in Keylor Navas following an injury to Dean Henderson

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Nottingham Forest are considering a bold move for Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Keylor Navas, as Dean Henderson faces an injury layoff. Navas, the Costa Rican international and former Real Madrid goalkeeper, has fallen down the pecking order in Paris and is open to a move, in search of regular first-team football. Forest included the 36-year-old, a three-time Champions League winner, in his list of options. Premier League opponents – and opponents this weekend – Bournemouth have also been linked with a transfer for Navas, as has Al-Nassr, a move that would…

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