the surprising players who have taken power internally!

In just over 48 hours, PSG will play a large part of their season against Bayern. Any other result than a qualification after this return match in Bavaria would logically be a huge failure for the capital club, whose main objective each year remains to go all the way in the Champions League. As the daily says The teamthe Ile-de-France residents can still rely on a solid group and on the emergence of new leaders in this locker room.

Although there has been talk of internal tensions lately, some players are not shy about taking responsibility. And they are listened to by their partners. This is the case of Kylian Mbappé in particular. The Bondynois striker has become one of the leaders in the Parisian locker room, especially since his return from injury. His behavior would now be a little more unifying, focused on the collective, whereas at the start of the season, that was not necessarily the case. He no longer hesitates to speak when necessary, as he did after the defeat of the first leg, as revealed exclusively in our columns. A locker room leader, but also publicly, and his fairly regular media interventions in recent weeks are no coincidence.

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Danilo, the unexpected leader

Next comes Sergio Ramos. If his level is sometimes a little decried, the legend of Real Madrid has benefited from his regularity and his absence of physical glitches to gain power. He regularly goes to the front, using his charisma, to deal with any problem that arises in the locker room. He is the one who takes matters into his own hands when there are problems between the players, or when he feels that the team is not showing character or is not demanding enough of itself.

Then, a little more surprising, there is Danilo. The Portuguese thus took over the leader’s costume as he gained prominence in Galtier’s eleven. He does not hesitate to reframe certain stars – the name of Neylmar is mentioned – just as he also takes young people under his wing. He also discussed, in private, with several of his partners to try to restore their confidence. The media also mentions the names of Kimpemne and Verratti, whose word also carries weight internally. A takeover of certain players which should be beneficial in view of the return match, which is oh so important for the Parisian project.