The BBC’s Paris correspondent, James Waterhouse, described the French capital as “jubilant” on Sunday as he reported from the Champ de Mars where fans greeted the Paris St-Germain (PSG) players after their Champions League win. But celebrations were tainted on Saturday, as thousands of police officers were deployed to curb unrest that disrupted public services…
Head coach Luis Enrique follows in the footsteps of Bob Paisley, Pep Guardiola, Carlo Ancelotti and Zinedine Zidane in becoming just the fifth manager to win three Champions League/European Cup titles. The Spaniard, who was unveiled as PSG boss in July 2023, also won the Champions League as a player with Barcelona in 2014-15. Remarkably,…
Their Spanish coach is the mastermind of this new PSG, built from the ashes of the superstar era which saw Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar the centrepieces of a dysfunctional, ego-ridden outfit who never resembled a team. Luis Enrique, who also won the Champions League with Barcelona in 2015, ordered his players to park…
Arsenal have had an easier path to the final, beating Bayer Leverkusen, Sporting and Atletico, while PSG have overcome Monaco, Chelsea, Liverpool and Bayern to reach the showpiece. But you can only beat teams in front of you – and Arsenal did so impressively to top the 32-club league phase with eight wins from as…
PARIS, FRANCE — Twenty-four hours earlier, Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique had raised his hand up high to indicate just what dizzying levels his team — who won the Treble last season, lest we forget — had reached, adding that PSG were “the best in the world.” Bayern Munich boss Vincent Kompany made no such…
Mateus Fernandes is wanted by Paris-St Germain, Andoni Iraola and Cesc Fabregas are among the candidates to replace Liam Rosenior at Chelsea, and Barcelona want Marcus Rashford to extend loan stay. Paris St-Germain have established contact with representatives of 21-year-old Portugal and West Ham midfielder Mateus Fernandes. (Foot Mercato – in French), external Chelsea are…
