Since July 1, Tanguy Kouassi is officially a player for Bayern Munich where the former central defender of PSG signed a five-year contract. But the former Parisian is not qualified for this Final 8 of the Champions League, whose grand final is scheduled this Sunday evening (9 p.m.), in Lisbon. Kouassi can nevertheless write his name for eternity on the prize list of the competition. But for this, he must bet on a defeat in the final of his new club, Bayern against PSG. A rather funny situation ...
This season, Kouassi played two Champions League matches with PSG, in the pool against Galatasaray (5-0) and the knockout round against Borussia Dortmund (2-0) on March 11, where he entered in all end of the match in a Parc des Princes behind closed doors. Two appearances that would allow him to be considered a winner of the Champions League.
Cavani, Meunier too ...
This is also the case for Thomas Meunier, who signed for Borussia Dortmund and Edinson Cavani, who has not yet found a club despite advanced contacts with Benfica Lisbon. The two players at the end of their contract who left PSG had the possibility, like captain Thiago Silva or Choupo-Moting, also on the start, to extend their two-month lease to participate in this Final 8 of the Champions League. But Cavani refused to do so as Meunier said Dortmund and PSG had not reached a deal. But like Kouassi, they could therefore write a nice additional line on their CV with this title of European champion, without being present in Portugal.
Another paradox, some current members of the Paris SG delegation, who have been living the epic from the inside in Lisbon for ten days, could themselves not be officially considered winners of the Champions League, if their teammates defeated the Bayern Munich this Sunday. The UEFA rules are clear. You must have entered the game during the competition to be declared the winner. This is not yet the case for the young Kays Ruiz, Arnaud Kalimuendo, Timothée Pembélé and Garissone Innocent, all present in Lisbon. Even if they will be able to touch the cup "with the big ears" and wear it in the event of victory, they will not appear in the prize list. Unlike Cavani, Meunier and the “neo-Bavarian” Kouassi…