PSG are just a small European team

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At Anfield on Tuesday night, Paris Saint-Germain disappointed in European competition once more. The first serious blow to the Parisian team, and we are not yet out of September. This is the Champions League, which doesn’t understand make allowances for chequebooks or illustrious names. Liverpool showed the greater appetite, relegating PSG to a small team in Europe again.The image looks familiar because important game = PSG failure. At the moment, despite the accumulation of stars, the French club have barely dented the Champions League. When the table is set for one of the big occasions, PSG sit back and relax.PSG away matches at the most difficult stadiums in Europe

Liverpool 3-2 PSG (18/19)
Real Madrid 3-1 PSG (17/18)
Bayern 3-1 PSG (17/18)
Barcelona 6-1 PSG (16/17)
Arsenal 2-2 PSG (16/17)
Manchester City 1-0 PSG (15/16)
Chelsea 1-2 PSG (15/16)
Real Madrid 1-0 PSG (15/16)
Barcelona 2-0 PSG (14/15)
Chelsea 2-2 PSG (14/15)
Barcelona 3-1 PSG (14/15)
Chelsea 2-0 PSG (13/14)
Barcelona 1-1 PSG (12/13)

Thomas Tuchel’s team were out of luck and the same happened last season, when Madrid ran riot in Paris. Even at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, where Unai Emery’s team had good moments throughout the match, they were well beaten. Beforehand, in the group stage, they weren’t at the races on their visit to Munich (3-1).The Camp Nou comebackHistory repeats itself in every important European stadium. Year after year, investment after investment. In the Camp Nou, to give another example, three visits had resulted in three defeats.The 6-1 two seasons ago still appears in their nightmares.

To win the Champions League it is necessary to take a step forward, respond to expectations and assume the role of serious alternative to the usual champions. Cavani, Mbappe and Neymar joined the club for exactly that, not to collect multiple Ligue 1 titles.

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