#1 Pathetic Champions League exit
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It’s one thing to go out of the Champions League to Barcelona, but it’s a completely different thing to throw away a 4-0 lead and score an away goal and still go out! After being drawn in a group containing Arsenal, Basel and Ludogorets, it was almost a certainty that PSG would make it through to the last 16, but even they made it extremely hard for themselves.
A home draw against Arsenal wasn’t the end of the world, but they had more than enough chances to win the game, and in the next game they laboured to a 3-1 away win against minnows Ludogorets. After beating Basel home and away, followed by yet another draw against Arsenal at the Emirates, a home draw to Ludogorets meant that the Parisians finished 2nd and drew Barcelona in the next round.
In the first leg at the Parc des Princes, PSG were incredible. They were fast, direct and played some absolutely fantastic football. They had just blown away one of the best teams in Europe and didn’t even need to break a sweat. Was this the season where everyone’s conceptions on PSG changed and they established themselves as European powerhouses? Of course not, because they completely capitulated in the second leg at the Nou Camp.
The mentality of the squad was completely wrong and they left Spain embarrassed, being the laughing stock of European football. It was described as a disgrace and had set PSG back even further in their chase for European domination.
Everyone had expected so much more out of this season, but after multiple poor performances in big games, Unai Emery faces the sack and once again leaves Paris Saint-Germain wondering where on earth do they go from here.
