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Member of Unai Emery's staff, Zoumana Camara experienced from the inside the famous comeback of March 8, 2017, which left a deep scar in the history of PSG. The former central defender returned to this meeting against FC Barcelona of Lionel Messi, but also of Neymar, and spoke of the atmosphere which reigned on the return plane.
More than seven years later, the episode of the comeback remains etched in the memory of Parisian supporters. On March 8, 2017, in the round of 16 second leg of Champions Leaguethe Parisian club conceded the most humiliating defeat in its history against the FC Barcelona.
A historic feat for Barça
Victorious in the first leg (4-0), PSG landed at Camp Nou with a large mattress. But the evening turned into a fiasco. Lionel Messi and his gang were eating away their delay until the liberation and the goal of Sergi Roberto. What the Spanish called “the comeback” remains a painful event for Zoumana Camarathen a member of the staff ofUnai Emery.
“It was hard”
« It's always difficult to analyze. One thing is certain, in the preparation for the match, the desire was not to play low, but to go after them. The intensity that Barça put in had a psychological influence. We conceded a goal within 5 minutes, so the players backed away, then behind it were the referee's decisions which were not clear. And that’s what it’s like. What’s next? It wasn't easy. We had the impression that there was a death on the plane, it was hard” confided the former U19 coach of PSG during an interview given to Club of Five.
