[골닷컴] Reporter Man-seong Han = With PSG eliminated from the Champions League, Mauricio Pochettino’s future has become a concern again.
PSG lost 1-3 on the 10th (Korean time) in the away match of the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg against Real Madrid, with an aggregate score of 2-3. PSG have been praised for boosting their power by signing Lionel Messi this season. Naturally, PSG’s goal was to win the Champions League for the first time in the club’s history. However, PSG were eliminated by Real in the round of 16.
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In fact, Pochettino’s future became a hot topic long before PSG were eliminated from the Champions League. He is dissatisfied with his situation at PSG and has been rumored to be a candidate for Manchester United’s next managerial position.
However, PSG general manager Leonardo first supported Pochettino even after the team was eliminated from the Champions League. After the game, he told French radio ‘RMC Sport’, “You don’t have to give up everything if you lose the game. This means that you don’t have to start over every time you fail to achieve your goal. Our goal is to win the Champions League. Even against Real Madrid, we were going according to our goal until the halftime of the second leg.”
“The manager Pochettino is still part of our project,” said Leonardo. “Now is not the time to be concerned about where he is going. We have to keep improving the team. We need to win Ligue 1 and finish the season well. do,” he said.
PSG are leading the French Ligue 1 this season, beating Nice by 13 points. However, PSG lost to Lille in the Trophy de Champion (French Super Cup) and Nice in the Coupe de France (Cup) this season, and were also eliminated from the Champions League. In other words, League 1 is now the only tournament that PSG can aim for the championship this season.