Neymar, Mbappe fail to lead PSG to first title
Lisbon, August 24
Neymar and Kylian Mbappe sat side by side on Paris Saint-Germain’s bench after the loss to Bayern Munich. While Mbappe stared at the field in despair, Neymar cried and covered his face. It wasn’t the ending they had hoped for. PSG must go for yet another year without the Champions League title after lackluster performances by Neymar and Mbappe in the final. The French team’s biggest stars had disappointing performances after helping PSG to reach the final of the top European club tournament for the first time. PSG paid big money to sign them in its bid to finally win the Champions League, but they couldn’t come through in the decisive game. Both Mbappe and Neymar failed to capitalise on first-half chances that could have changed the story of the game, and neither was effective in the second half when PSG needed to come back from a goal down. AP
Paris police attacked, 158 arrested after PSG loss
PARIS: Paris police were attacked, shops in the French capital were vandalised and 158 people were arrested after Paris Saint Germain’s loss to Bayern Munich, the interior minister and police said today. “The savagery of certain delinquents from last night: 16 members of the police forces injured, 12 shops attacked, around 15 cars vandalised,” Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin wrote on Twitter. The Paris police department said 158 people had been arrested for suspected theft or vandalism, with much of the trouble occurring around the Champs Elysees avenue where many fans had gathered for the game. reuters
