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PARIS, Oct 19 — Paris Saint-Germain came so close to winning the prize they crave more than anything in last season’s Champions League and are hoping to go one better this time, but there are concerns that the Qatar-owned club might actually have gone backwards in recent months. Bayern...

Paris St Germain coach Thomas Tuchel and Kylian Mbappe celebrate after the match against Atalanta August 13, 2020. ― Reuters pic

Two months on, Thomas Tuchel’s side begin their latest bid for European success at home to Manchester United tomorrow, in a rematch of the last-16 tie in 2019 which PSG lost to a controversial late penalty. “Not only with me,” the Brazilian told France Football. “Cavani is the top scorer in PSG’s history. I am saying this so that the club progresses and doesn’t make the same mistakes in future.”

PSG signed two new midfielders, with Portuguese international Danilo Pereira arriving on loan from Porto and Rafinha joining on a three-year deal from Barcelona.Neymar and Kylian Mbappe are still there of course, and so is Angel di Maria, but they still look light in defence.

 

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