Paris Saint-Germain experienced the apotheosis at the Parc des Princes on the evening of Valentine's Day 2017 by inflicting a real correction on Luis Enrique's FC Barcelona in the 1/8 final first leg of the Champions League (4-0) . Neither Lionel Messi or Neymar could prevent the Blaugrana disaster. A totally surprising evening in the eyes of Thomas Meunier who even considered it a farce.
Lionel Messi was a player of PSG between 2021 and 2023. Indeed, it was the thunderclap of August of the year in question. Not finding himself in a viable economic situation in order to keep the best scorer in his history, the FC Barcelona had no choice but to let him go free… Paris Saint–Germain. A club that had crushed the Barça on February 14, 2017 in the 1/8th final first leg Ligue champions (4-0), a few weeks before the unfortunate comeback for the supporters of PSG.
“You put Barcelona 4-0, Messi doesn’t touch the ball, non-existent”
Thomas Meunier played its first knockout phase with PSG in Champions League and it all started with a demonstration against FC Barcelona of Lionel Messi, Neymar et Luis Suarezwinners of the 2014/2015 edition of the C1. Pour Winamax FCthe current defender LOSC recounted this evening, both incredible and improbable.
-“The comeback? (Sigh) I can't blame Unai because for me, it's the players who are on the pitch at that moment who have to take responsibility. This 4-0 was a farce. You put Barcelona 4-0, Messi doesn't touch the ball, non-existent. Kimpembe, Adrien (editor's note Rabiot), all the players are in a trance. You have the impression that we are all addicted to I don't know what and that you can hire anyone, everyone will take a price.
'No one expects the downfall of history to be this stampede at the Nou Camp'
After the firmament, it was the descent into hell for the PSG. And let it be Thomas Meunier, Blaise Matuidi, Marco Verratti or the entire Parisian group, no one imagined experiencing such disillusionment at Camp Nou during the second round. “What if I felt this state of grace that day? I felt it, you even said to yourself that it was weird that it happened like that. We were untouchable, you put Barça 4-0 and you say to yourself: “holy cow, what have we just done? » The meal with Matuidi and Verratti? We were in complete confidence, this sequence is completely out of place because no one expects the downfall of the story to be this stampede at the Nou Camp.”
