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Who was going to say at the beginning of the season that the march of Mbappé of Paris Saint-Germain would it be positive for the club? Well, if we judge only this season, PArce that Luis Enrique's team has been better without his great star. The French signed for Real Madrid this summer and everything presaged that the whites would be an unbeatable set with an attack formed by Mbappé, Vinicius, Bellingham and Rodrygo. However, reality has been very different: Madrid is already eliminated from the Champions and the Parisians, meanwhile, They are just two meetings to reach the grand final in the Allianz Arena.
The elimination of Real Madrid in the quarterfinals, at the hands of Arsenal, has been one of the great blows of this European Cup. Besides, The Frenchman offered a level well below what was expected in the tie and ended up being pidered at Santiago Bernabéusomething unthinkable just a few months ago. The striker, called to mark an era at the White Club, has not yet managed to have the decisive impact that was expected on the great European nights.
The PSG has significantly improved at its football level, with a much more coral and balanced game than in recent years. Players like Ousmane Dembélé, which is surrendering to a very high level and in the golden ball rhythmThey have taken a quality leap to the team. The appearance of the duo formed PO has also been keyr kvaratskhelia y doué, qThey provide verticality, impudence and quality in the last meters. In the center of the field, Vitinha sE has erected as the true engine of the team, combining defensive work with arrival in attack.
Dembélé and Doué, two great PSG stars / Michel Euler / AP
Luis Enrique's PSG is a dizzying and very funny set to see, capable of dominating his rivals from possession and hitting lethal transitions. If you can overcome Arsenal in the semifinals, you will play the second UEFA Champions League final in its history, a milestone that confirms the solidity of the new project.
Three semifinals in seven years
Mbappé, despite being one of the most important pieces of Paris Saint-Germain in the last decade, Nor managed to lead the team to the long -awaited European glory. First, as a squire of Neymar After its signing in 2017, and later as the great project of the project, the striker He only managed to reach the semifinals of the Champions League three times with billionaire equipment: In 2020, when the PSG lost the final against Bayern Munich in the pandemic season; in 2021, falling into the semifinals against Manchester City of Guardiola; And last campaign, when they were eliminated in the same round by the surprising Borussia Dortmund.
Mbappé during the Champions Final Lost in 2020 / Agencies
The Champions League has always been the great dream of the PSG and Nasser al-Khelaifi since the purchase of the club by Catar in 2011. 14 years of ambition, millionaire investments and European disappointments, looking tirelessly lifting the first European Cup. Paradoxically, it could arrive precisely in the first season without Kylian Mbappéthe figure that was called to lead the project since 2017. An unexpected turn that confirms that, in this silent war between Club and Estrella, Al-Khelaifi has been winning, for the moment.
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