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PSG extend Ligue 1 lead as fans voice discontent (CNA)

PARIS: Paris St Germain extended their Ligue 1 lead to 15 points when they beat bottom side Girondins de Bordeaux 3-0 at home on Sunday, but their latest ...

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PSG training ground vandalised following Champions League exit (ESPN)

PSG players were targeted by insulting graffiti at the club's training ground, the Parc des Princes and the club's offices on Monday morning.

Antonela Roccuzzo Pictured In PSG Crowd On Night Husband ... (Sports Illustrated)

Antonela Roccuzzo was in the crowd at the Parc des Princes as husband Lionel Messi was booed by PSG fans. Messi's wife looked subdued in photos taken on ...

Messi was not the only PSG player booed on Sunday. Former Barcelona teammate Neymar was also jeered by his own supporters. Many PSG fans were seemingly furious with they way Messi and Co had capitulated in the Champions League four days earlier. Antonela Roccuzzo Pictured In PSG Crowd On Night Husband Lionel Messi Was Booed By Fans

PSG players are booed by their own fans as Rennes show them how to do it (unknown)

There is a team in Ligue 1 who play glorious, free-flowing, attacking football. But it's not PSG.

PSG dominated the tie for 150 minutes before Benzema forced their latest capitulation, but their lack of inspiration during the first leg and a keenness to counterattack in the second underlined Pochettino’s shortcomings. Stéphane Moulin kept the club up for several seasons by playing pragmatic football but earlier this season it looked as if new coach Gérald Baticle had taken the team forward with a more dynamic style. Angers’ 1-0 defeat to Reims was their seventh in a row and their 10th in 12 games. In just a few short weeks, the hope that Ligue 1 sides would make some headway has morphed into the usual frustration. This week has summed up PSG under Pochettino. As the Bordeaux game again showed, their resources and deep squad allow them to breeze past many Ligue 1 sides, especially at home. That action proved simple but dramatic on Sunday. Throughout their team’s 3-0 win over a woeful Bordeaux, the crowd at the Parc des Princes roundly booed and whistled Messi and Neymar. As the two forwards stood over a free-kick in the first half, the din intensified and was followed by ironic cheers when Neymar fired over. This PSG team may not have turned out as expected, but French football has still got what it wanted, albeit from a different source. And striker Gaëtan Laborde’s clinical finishing, keenness to play off others and physicality adds the strength that teams as balletic as Rennes often lack. The Collectif Ultras Paris, a leading PSG fan group, has had enough. They may have the world’s most talented attacking trio, but the Mauricio Pochettino team is the least attractive PSG side of the Qatari era. The desperation with which PSG chase their European holy grail only makes Madrid’s comeback all the more embarrassing. Even with Messi onboard, a full-strength PSG – injuries have hindered them before – could not break the cycle.

Another Champions League meltdown, star players booed and rumored departures (unknown)

Even by Paris Saint-Germain's standards, the past week has been an eventful one.

"We understand the disappointment and the frustration. The objective is to win the Champions League, and until half time we were fine." WarnerMedia uses data to improve and analyze its functionality and to tailor products, services, ads, and offers to your interests. The 23-year-old's current contract expires on June 30, 2022 and so far no headway has been made on a new deal.Mbappe told CNN at the end of December, just ahead of European football's January transfer window, that he would "100%" finish the season with PSG. However, he hasn't hidden his desire to move to pastures new -- specifically pastures in Madrid.When Real submitted a $188 million bid for Mbappe in August -- a deal that was close to being agreed -- the Frenchman admitted at the time that he wanted to leave PSG."I was honest," Mbappe said. We have to look to improve this team and maintain morale to play in Ligue 1 and to finish the season well. We share this disappointment with the supporters." One player who did manage to escape the booing was Kylian Mbappe.The striker, who was cheered throughout the match against Bordeaux, is the golden boy of French football and scored both of PSG's goals in the recent tie against Real Madrid. Despite the French club boasting both Messi and Neymar in its ranks, Mbappe is perhaps PSG's most prized asset.It will come as a significant concern, then, that there is the strong possibility of PSG losing Mbappe for free in the summer. Mauricio Pochettino has come in for criticism following the Real Madrid defeat.With 10 games left in Ligue 1 and holding a 15-point lead over second-place Marseille, PSG is almost certain to secure it's seventh French league title in eight season.Following the win over Bordeaux, Pochettino said he was "sad" to hear the booing from the crowd and insisted their anger was also felt within the squad." On Monday, fan frustration was visible for all to see at PSG's training center and Parc des Princes stadium, where insults and calls for Al-Khelaifi and Leonardo to leave the club were sprayed onto the facilities." Another Champions League meltdown, star players booed and rumored departures: What next for PSG?Kylian Mbappe on playing alongside Messi at PSG and what's in store for his futureQatar 2022: How a unique World Cup will play out as seen from the airPeter Schmeichel: I want the next coach to 'get Manchester United under his skin'Lilian Thuram says players need to walk off the pitch when subjected to racial abuseThe footballer who changed his shirt number to highlight the climate crisisKylian Mbappe on playing alongside Messi at PSG and what's in store for his futureIs this the year Ajax reclaim European supremacy?Teqball World Championships pave the way for Olympics inclusionAlexia Putellas is hungry for more success in 2022Kylian Mbappé is hungry for more World Cup success in QatarQatar 2022: How a unique World Cup will play out as seen from the airPeter Schmeichel: I want the next coach to 'get Manchester United under his skin'Lilian Thuram says players need to walk off the pitch when subjected to racial abuseThe footballer who changed his shirt number to highlight the climate crisisKylian Mbappe on playing alongside Messi at PSG and what's in store for his futureIs this the year Ajax reclaim European supremacy?Teqball World Championships pave the way for Olympics inclusionAlexia Putellas is hungry for more success in 2022Kylian Mbappé is hungry for more World Cup success in QatarEven by Paris Saint-Germain's standards, the past week has been an eventful one. We know what our return owes to president Nasser Al-Khelaifi but it is clear he is not the man for the job." "The UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body will take a decision in due course," European football's governing body said.PSG declined to comment on the UEFA disciplinary case when contacted by CNN.While the frustration brought on by PSG's Champions League failures were directed at the players on the pitch on Saturday, Al-Khelaifi and Leonardo haven't escaped the ire of the club's supporters.In a statement released earlier on Saturday, club supporter group Collectif Ultra Paris called for Al-Khelaifi's resignation.Lionel Messi has managed just two goals in Ligue 1 all season."

'PSG are built backwards' – Why fans are booing Lionel Messi and ... (Eurosport.com)

Lionel Messi and Neymar were roundly booed by PSG fans during the club's match with Bordeaux on Sunday.

Messi did nothing and Neymar, without being the worst, is not at the level expected of him since his arrival in 2017 - he is often injured and with a questionable lifestyle. And now he has signed for PSG until 2025. PSG is a life-size game of Football Manager where management buy what is shining and prestigious - hello Sergio Ramos. Now the fans see that of the three strikers, they are going to lose the one around whom Paris should be built.” PSG, he says, have too much strength for Ligue 1, but are not built for success at the elite level of the sport either. They think players will improve the team when it's the contrary that works: look at Chelsea, look at Liverpool, etc.