PSG ‘flops had to be forced onto plane home by owner following Real Madrid loss… after planning night out in Spain’
PSG president Nasser Al Khelaifi reportedly had to force some of the club’s stars onto the plane back to Paris after last year’s Champions League defeat to Real Madrid.
The Ligue 1 side went out after Karim Benzema‘s hat trick inspired Madrid to a second-leg comeback.
According to a report from RMC Sport, PSG stars had planned a night out in the Spanish capital for after the game.
It was a bitter disappointment for PSG as they had won the first leg 1-0, but after the 3-1 result in Madrid, it was the end of their Champions League campaign.
However, after the defeat, some still wanted to stay, leading Al Khelaifi to intervene himself and get them on the plane back to Paris.
The Qatari businessman is said to have brought “them to their senses” in order to convince them to board the aircraft.
The story was included in a report discussing the player power at the French giants.
Manager Christophe Galtier is said to face the challenge of keeping the club’s high-profile players, such as Kylian Mbappe, Neymar and Lionel Messi happy.
The report suggests that the former Lille coach is more lenient with the players, according to club sources.
This is different to his time at Lille as he is believed to have “locked horns” with players when needed.
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Whereas sporting advisor Luís Campos had a heated exchange with the team during the defeat to Monaco last month.
After this season’s Champions League and French Cup exit to Bayern Munich and Marseille, PSG are only competing for the Ligue 1 title.
The club is currently seven points ahead of second-placed Marseille with ten games left to play.