Former PSG star Zlatan Ibrahimovic believes the Parisians are on the right path to winning their first-ever Champions League title.
The Ligue 1 giants have won everything on their domestic circuit. But they are yet to get their hands on the Champions League despite signing some world class players in the last decade or so.
Reaching the final in 2020 and finishing runners-up was their best ever result, but they will hope to end their wait this season.
Ibrahimovic, who played for the Paris-based side from 2012 to 2016, explained winning the Champions League is not a simple process but added that the club are doing what they need to do.
"Leading the world is not done in twenty-four hours. It's a marathon with ups and downs. Chelsea took nine years [to win the Champions League] after being bought by Roman Abramovich. Coaching and managing such a talented squad is not easy. From what I can see, PSG is doing what it has to do," Ibrahimovic told Le Journal du Dimanche.
PSG have an experienced squad to win the Champions League title
After falling short in 2020, PSG arguably have a stronger squad this time around. The Parisians added Lionel Messi, Sergio Ramos and Gianluigi Donnarumma over the summer.
Both Messi and Ramos have won numerous Champions League titles with Barcelona and Real Madrid respectively.
While the two are yet to really hit their stride in Paris, they will be key for the French side in the second half of the season.
Mauricio Pochettino too has the experience of leading a team to the final of the Champions League to eventually fall short.
With a star-studded team and a talented manager, the French giants have the right ingredients to win the Champions League this season.
Pochettino needs his side to play more as a unit, however. After finishing second in their group, they have been handed a tough Round of 16 clash against Real Madrid.
The Spanish side are one of the in-form teams in Europe after a rough start to the season under Carlo Ancelotti, and have players who have been there and done it before.
BonginkosiM
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100% comment section is full of PSG haters only
Rav_Brar
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One of either Real Madrid or PSG will be going out in the second round!
Kkrexuke
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Chelsea won 2 champions & Manchester United won 1 after year 2000 and United fans talking like they are a big champions league team lol π stop living in the past.. Manchester United is like a mid table club now, only purpose of they playing is to put pressure on top teams above π
talking abt recent times? football team goes up and down. utd were great in the 50/60s , obscure in the 70/80s, back to greatness in the 90/2000s. utd will take a while to return but I have no doubt the club will return to the top one day as long as the club dun go bankrupt like Leeds. as for MC, I am interested to see if they even win one UCL in their current hay days. pep won't stick around forever u know..π
mohblmnry
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zlatan and UCL is like Salman Khan and his girlfriends π
JohnRahul
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man utd has won 3 , Chelsea 2, Liverpool 6. still waiting for MC to win ...1...
Chelsea won 2 champions & Manchester United won 1 after year 2000 and United fans talking like they are a big champions league team lol π stop living in the past.. Manchester United is like a mid table club now, only purpose of they playing is to put pressure on top teams above π
Kkrexuke
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Manchester United fans shouldn't have right to talk anymore π
man utd has won 3 , Chelsea 2, Liverpool 6. still waiting for MC to win ...1...
PraveenVm
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Zlatan and UCL, tell me a better hate storyπππ.
PraveenVm
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first they need to beat madrid in order to progress and that's impossible
don't say it to Elcheπ
panda225
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Expired weed at work here
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look at you so cute [Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
kecbdkosy
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let them cross us yet bro, 180 minutes will decide.
I know u lick ass of PSG and hope my CFC will face real in final π
halacr7madrid
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first they need to beat madrid in order to progress and that's impossible
fkmadridsukdik
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psg now needs a top coach ,pochetino can maybe handle a 3rd division team psg are not thinking
JoyNg
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Expired weed at work here
AnuateziBenedict
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hahahahaha, so Madrid is a joke to you
Yodeilsuyz
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IBRA you mean Man city is a joke to you. Man city and Bayarn are in better position to win UCL than PSG currently.
let them cross us yet bro, 180 minutes will decide.
Jeucdmsy
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IBRA you mean Man city is a joke to you. Man city and Bayarn are in better position to win UCL than PSG currently.
Yuaabilpsu
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we will see π hw them will π up
buccdiklmp
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Poverty could be a factor. Refs want their pot to boil untill the next tournament.
Etilomi0147
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But you didnβt win oneπ€·ββοΈ
Bigmamajoe
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Has he become a pundit?
fourthorty430
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Pochetino is not the coach that will lead PSG to champions league glory and the highest he would get is nearly taking them to champions league glory.. He doesn't know how to use his star players... maybe he's good with average players as when in was in Tottenham as he nearly took them to champions league glory..
fourthorty430
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Pochetino is not the coach that will lead PSG to champions league glory and the highest he would get is nearly taking them to champions league glory.. He doesn't know how to use his star players... maybe he's good with average players as when in was in Tottenham as he nearly took them to champions league glory..
hibabkpru
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U have spoken sense for the first time ever
Brazilian4ever
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Screw Poch.. Zidane has been eyeing the job!
zobadlrsyz
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real Madrid will still eliminate them though
MichaelMathias
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Pochettino's plans looking at zlatan
JohnRahul
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9 years for Chelsea.. so come back to the question , hw long has the bosses at MC bought the club?...
Manchester United fans shouldn't have right to talk anymore π
auwalrogo
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9 years for Chelsea.. so come back to the question , hw long has the bosses at MC bought the club?...
it's 11 years now. it was in 2008 And they also won it last season though.
hibabkpru
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U have spoken sense for the first time ever
Kkrexuke
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9 years for Chelsea.. so come back to the question , hw long has the bosses at MC bought the club?...
Abubakar_01
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This PSG squad will suffer even against small teams, u need tactics, not to run like headless chicken, change manager or we will lose to real madrid i m telling u