Angry fans created an “extremely hostile and aggressive climate” at Bourget Airport, where they greeted Paris St. Germain players returning with their families fromBarcelona, after the 6-1 Champions League defeat. PSG said players were insulted and had their cars vandalized. One person was struck by a car in an incident now the subject of a […]
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Barcelona's Rakitic will sign new deal
Barcelona’s 28-year-old Croatia midfielder, Ivan Rakitic, has agreed a new contract, that will keep him at the Catalan club through the 2020-21 season.
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Paris SG, Europe's biggest choke artist
Barcelona’s 6-1 win over Paris St. Germain that sent it into the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League is the greatest comeback in Champions League history. Barcelona-Paris SG: Highlights No team has ever come back from 4-0 down to win a UEFA series. Three teams came backfrom four goals down but two had scored away […]
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Ligue 1 leader Monaco held at Bastia
Monaco, which went into the game with a three-point lead, stumbled at French Ligue 1 rival Bastia, 1-1. The result, ahead of next week’s Champions League clash at Manchester City, will give defendingchampion Paris St. Germain the opportunity to close to within on point if it beats Toulouse on Sunday.
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Pressure is all on new Paris St. Germain coach against old foe
Paris St. Germain has dominated French soccer, winning four straight Ligue 1 titles and all four domestic trophies in the last two seasons, but it has exited in the Champions League in thequarterfinals in each of the last four years. Unai Emery was hired to end that. The young Basque earned the reputation as one […]
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Benfica youngster Guedes headed to PSG
French Paris St. Germain has signed 20-year-old Portuguese forward Goncalo Guedes from Benfica for a fee of around $27 million. Guedes will provide cover for Uruguayan Edinson Cavani andgive PSG another option out wide.
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UCL: PSG gifts Arsenal the group title
Arsenal captured Group A in the UEFA Champions League, getting a hat trick from Lucas Perez in first Champions League start for the Gunners in a 4-1 win over FC Basel, but it needed some helpfrom Bulgaria’s Ludogorets, which tied Paris St. Germain, 2-2, on a pair of goals by Virgil Misidjan. The draw dropped […]
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PSG's Aurier denied entry into UK for Arsenal game
Paris St. Germain defender Serge Aurier, who was given a two-month suspended prison sentence in September for assaulting a police officer, wasn’t allowed to enter the United Kingdom and willmiss Wednesday’s Champions League match against Arsenal. Because he is a non-EU national and had been given a sentence within the last five years, Aurier was […]
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Aurier credited with saving life of Mali forward
Mali coach Alain Giresse credited Paris St. Germain defender Serge Aurier with saving the life of one of his players. Mali forward Moussa Doumbia was knocked unconscious andAurier intervened to keep him from swallowing his tongue. Ivory Coast won the game, 3-1. Aurier has been involved in a series of controversies in France. PSG suspended him […]