“Thank you Paris, thank you Paris, thank you Paris”. The song of the PSG supporters tears the night of Lisbon. The Parisian players have just failed in the final of the Champions League against Bayern Munich (0-1) at the Luz stadium in the Portuguese capital. At the foot of the hotel of the Parisian delegation, they are a big hundred to have come to greet the heroes fallen from their pedestal. “We came to tell them that we were still proud of them,” explains Stéphane, who came from Yvelines with two friends the same morning. They had a great course, we are not far from going to the end. It is infuriating. But it gives hope for the seasons to come ”.
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At the edge of the Tagus, seated on the benches, the supporters replay the match and point out the errors. “Mbappé and Neymar were not at the level, we missed too many opportunities, deplores Adriano. We came across a great team and a great goalkeeper with Manuel Neuer. It’s really frustrating to come so close to the cup ”. A first bus arrives. Club employees descend to applause from the crowd. Hands are held out, thanks go out. “The year of 50 years of the club, it would have a great gift to win the Champions League, regrets Bertrand. We did not go far. I hope we will have other opportunities… ”
Neymar dried his tears
The arrival of the players suddenly electrifies the atmosphere. The flashes tear through the night and the screams redouble. With their heads bowed, the Parisians stroll without a glance to their hotel. Thiago Silva leads the way, his face dark and sad. The captain played in Lisbon his last match in the jersey of PSG. He missed the opportunity to give the club its best trophy. Kylian Mbappé, held up at the stadium by a longer than expected doping control, is missing.
But it is especially the exit of Neymar that is watched. For hours, several dozen Brazilians have been waiting for him, singing and dancing. No.10 dried up the tears he shed on the lawn. Accompanied by his compatriot Marquinhos, he greets the supporters with a sad air. Almost empty. “It’s very hard for everyone, we really believed in this victory, slips a member of the Parisian delegation. The players really had this conviction that they could go to the end. It is a big disappointment even if the course remains very honorable ”.
A feeling summarized a few minutes earlier by the Parisian president, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi: “We are sad, but we do not forget that we have done a lot of positive things, explains the club boss. It was a very close match. I am very proud of our players. No one saw us in the final. We’re going to do it, we’re very close to winning. Tonight we believe in it more than before. I promise you we want to win the Champions League. “For the supporters present in Lisbon, the appointment is made.
