Every cloud has a silver lining, or so the saying goes. Frank Lampard’s 18-month stint as Chelsea manager was ruthlessly ended by lunchtime on Monday, but with the new man replacing him at the helm in west London, winger Callum Hudson-Odoi has an opportunity to replicate Christian Pulisic’s success under the German succeeding their club legend. Continue reading
Tag: Thomas Tuchel
Thomas Tuchel made PSG believe, but his time was numbered from the start
Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain have finally announced Thomas Tuchel’s sacking, just four months after the German took them to their first Champions League Final and five days following reports suggesting he’d be imminently replaced by Mauricio Pochettino. It’s a bitter end to a fractious relationship for the 47-year-old, whose time was numbered from day one. Continue reading
Sunday previews: Frustrated Inter go to Cagliari, PSG host title-chasing Lyon
Read on for Sunday’s two previews across Europe’s top leagues – Inter return to league action after their disappointing Champions League result in midweek, while Ligue 1 leaders PSG hope to create separation between themselves and title-chasing Lyon in an intriguing evening clash. Continue reading
Manchester United 1-3 PSG: 5 Talking Points as Neymar’s brace sinks hosts
Goals from Marquinhos and a Neymar brace helped Paris Saint-Germain to an important 3-1 Champions League away win over Manchester United in their Group H encounter, keeping the group finely poised ahead of next week’s final matchday. What were five talking points from an intriguing affair at Old Trafford, where one side played the final 20 minutes with ten men? Continue reading
RB Leipzig 2-1 PSG: 5 Hits and Flops as Nagelsmann’s men complete frantic comeback
It was a classic tale of two halves at the Red Bull Arena, as RB Leipzig displayed guile and determination to overturn a precarious deficit, beating PSG 2-1 to make Group H an even more intriguing story in this season’s Champions League. Who struggled while others excelled on an evening where last year’s finalists were left with nine men by full-time? Read on for more… Continue reading
PSG 1-2 Manchester United: 5 Talking Points as Rashford turns hero again
Marcus Rashford was a matchwinner in Paris for the second successive year as Manchester United left it late to sink Paris Saint-Germain on MD1 of the new 2020-21 Champions League campaign, inflicting the Parisiens’ first UCL home defeat for 16 years with aplomb after 87 minutes. What were five talking points from their last-gasp victory here? Read on… Continue reading
Bayern Munich 1-0 PSG: 5 Talking Points as Coman’s strike clinches UCL triumph
Bayern Munich ended a six-year wait for Champions League glory with a hard-earned 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain in Sunday’s final. What were five talking points as the Bavarians stifled PSG’s creativity enroute to sealing a sweet treble of trophies to finish the campaign on an unforgettable high in Lisbon? Continue reading
RB Leipzig 0-3 PSG: 5 Talking Points as Parisians cruise into Champions League Final
Goals from Marquinhos, Angel di Maria and Juan Bernat helped PSG reach their first Champions League Final with a comfortable 3-0 win against a frustrating RB Leipzig display. What were five talking points as Thomas Tuchel’s men eased to a comprehensive semi-final victory here? Continue reading
PSG 2-1 Atalanta: 5 Talking Points as Choupo-Moting’s late heroics seal comeback
Their mental strength was questioned, some suggested it was arrogance, others described it as being weak or psychologically challenged. Yet, PSG became the first team to book their place in this season’s Champions League semi-finals after a remarkable stoppage-time comeback against an admirable Atalanta display. Continue reading
PSG vs Lyon Preview: Can Tuchel’s men win Cup Final without Mbappe? Perhaps
PSG made hard work of last week’s Coupe de France Final win against Saint-Etienne and face sterner opposition in the form of Lyon without star man Kylian Mbappe this weekend. Can they clinch a domestic treble before bracing themselves to play Italian high-flyers Atalanta in their Champions League QF on August 12?
PSG 2-0 Borussia Dortmund: 5 Hits and Flops as Parisians recover to book quarter-final berth
PSG’s Champions League last-16 curse has finally been broken, as first-half goals by Neymar and Juan Bernat helped them overturn a 2-1 first leg deficit to sink Borussia Dortmund, earning a quarter-final berth among Europe’s elite for the first time since 2016. Continue reading
Borussia Dortmund 2-1 PSG: Same old story with polarising Neymar, Haaland steals the show
Neymar had plenty to say post-match as PSG lost 2-1 in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against a determined Borussia Dortmund side overnight: but the Brazilian superstar crucially lacked the killer edge that would have justified his damning comments in Germany.
