“Some times, football is not fair…” Nasser Al-Khelaïfi appeared in front of the microphones on Tuesday, at the Parc des Princes, after PSG’s defeat against Dortmund (0-1). Setback synonymous with elimination. No Champions League final. “We are very sad, disappointed with the result, because I think we don’t deserve it. We hit the posts six times in the two matches, including four today. We had the chances to score but the ball wouldn’t go in… It’s football. We must accept it,” breathed the Qatari leader, assuring that he has “never seen that” regarding the recalcitrant poles.
He continued: “Congratulations to Dortmund. They won both matches, we can’t say they didn’t deserve it. But I think we deserved to win this match. We were better throughout the match, we have a lot of opportunities, if we look at the statistics we can score three, at least…” In the end, Paris-SG remained silent over the 180 minutes.
“The players gave everything, the coach, the staff,” as noted by Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, who also paid tribute to the Parisian supporters. “I want to thank them. They have been magnificent from the first minutes of the season until today. I am very proud of our supporters,” he said, who also said he was “proud of (his) players, (his) coach, (his) staff”. “It’s neither the end of the world, nor of the season,” he emphasizes again, referring to the final of the Coupe de France, on May 25, in Lille, against OL. Remember that PSG has already won the Champions Trophy and the French championship. There are still three Ligue 1 matches to play, starting with Toulouse on Sunday (9 p.m.), at the Parc, on matchday 33.
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It will then be time to look ahead, a future that Nasser Al-Khelaïfi imagines to be bright… despite the departure of Kylian Mbappé this summer. “We are the youngest team in Europe. We are building something strong for the future. Beyond the result, there is the way we play, the tactics, the unity of the players, the team,” he notes. And added: “Of course, we want to continue to play beautiful football. (…) We want to continue. The future is for us. I’m really proud of what we did. Of course, there is sadness today.” A sadness all the greater “because there was room”, as Marquinhos indicated. It is up to Parisian youth to do better in the future.
