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The Athletic FC Podcast

Is PSG’s Galacticos era over?

The Athletic FC Podcast

The Athletic

Sports, Soccer,, Premier League, Champions League, World Cup

4.01.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

After overseeing a 27-game unbeaten run, Luis Enrique’s PSG fell to defeat at home to Barcelona on Wednesday night, losing 3-2 in their Champions League quarter final first leg.

So why did Kylian Mbappe struggle to impact the kind of game he’s been renowned for owning in previous years and is he at risk of seeing his PSG career end with a whimper?

As for Enrique, is he the man to finally push the Parisians over the line to become a serious contender in years to come?

Ayo Akinwolere is joined by The Athletic's Peter Rutzler as well as Pierre-Etienne Minonzio of L'Equipe.

Host: Ayo Akinwolere

With: Peter Rutzler and Pierre-Etienne Minonzio

Producer: Guy Clarke

Executive Producer: Adam Jones

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0:00.0

After overseeing a 27 game unbeaten run, Louis Enrique's PSG fell to defeat at home to Barcelona on Wednesday night.

0:14.0

And there's the full-time whistle, blown by Anthony Taylor. It's advantage Barcelona but nothing more. It's a disappointing night for

0:22.9

Louis Enrique and Javi will leave here the happier of the two. Quiet night in general for

0:28.3

Killinghambe. So why did Killingen Bappe struggle to impact the kind of game his renowned

0:34.4

for Onan in previous years? Is he at risk of seeing his PSG career end with a whimper?

0:40.0

And for Luis Enrique, is he the man to finally push the Parisians over the line to become a serious contender in years to come?

0:47.8

I'm Ayahu Akemolari.

0:48.9

Welcome to the Athletic FC podcast.

0:57.9

Welcome to the Athletic. podcast. With us for this one, we have Pierre Etienne Minonzo from Le Kippe and the Athletics

1:02.4

PSG writer who was at the Park de France last night and is currently in the airport, Peter

1:08.6

Rutzler.

1:09.6

Right, Peter, let's talk about last night, right?

1:11.8

3-2, Barcelona winning at PSG.

1:15.1

How big a blow is this for Paris-Sangement?

1:18.0

Because we know the Champions League is definitely a trophy this team has coveted for quite a while.

1:23.6

In the football sense, in terms of the tie, losing the home leg is a blow. PSG haven't overturned a first leg deficit in the Champions League before. And you could tell, actually, from Luis and Rueke's comments after the game that, you know, he wasn't overly pleased with how the game panned out. I think there was a sense that particularly with Barcelona's goals, they stem from individual mistakes, which were pretty avoidable. But I think actually in the context of the game,

1:46.8

Barcelona are excellent, the way they set up, the way they shackled Kalinimbape,

1:52.0

the way they went direct and sort of exposed some of the weaknesses in this early form of

1:57.0

Lewis and Ruke's PSG project. I think on a wider, wider perception of PSG, of course,

2:03.5

this year, all the talk from the club is about, we don't have to win it this year, but it is

2:09.2

the trophy that the owners, the club of long sort since they take back in 2011. And I think once the

2:15.8

draw came out for the quarterfinals and the semifinals and it just

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