PSG back in the last four 25 years later

PSG could not miss this meeting. Neymar's teammates responded at the right time, for the happiness of a first semi-final of the Champions League for 25 years. By eliminating Atalanta Bergamo on Wednesday evening, the Parisians reach the last four of the C1 for the second time in their history, after the 1994-1995 season, and for the first time since the club's acquisition by Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) , a shareholder with disproportionate ambitions.

With this semi-final, Paris can now afford to dream even bigger. “Dream Bigger”, as one of the latest currencies marketed by the club said. Seeing a workforce made up of Neymar and Kylian Mbappé, the two most expensive players in history, in this last square is almost normal. But football does not meet standards, especially with this season disrupted by an unprecedented health crisis. PSG is part of the European top 4 in 2020 when Real Madrid under Benzema and Juventus under Cristiano Ronaldo are "only" in the top 16.

PSG among the best teams

Even if Atalanta made them suffer terribly, the Parisians deserve their place in the last four. For having overcome Real, precisely, in the group stage, then overthrown Dortmund in the 8th, all behind closed doors at the Parc des Princes, and now having assumed his status as favorite against Bergamo. From 1992 to 1997, PSG had its finest European times, with five semi-finals in a row in three different European Cups, including two Cup finals (C2) and an unprecedented success in 1996. For this , the era of the Canal + shareholder will forever remain a sporting success.

The period opened in 2011 by Qatar and President Nasser Al-Khelaïfi takes a different turn with this semi-final. In 2013 or 2016, Paris was close to this goal against Barça or Manchester City before suffering three consecutive disappointments in the round of 16. PSG have crushed the competition in France, it titillates the biggest teams commercially and here it is now among the best teams in the most difficult of club competitions. "Finally", yes. But everything comes at the right time to those who know how to wait.