Following Paris Saint-most Germain’s recent exit from Europe’s top competition, Kylian Mbappe has admitted that the French giants are just not strong enough to win the Champions League.
Bayern Munich advanced to the Champions League quarterfinals with a 2-0 victory at home on Wednesday, giving them a 3-0 aggregate win over the Parisians.
Former PSG striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and winger Serge Gnabry scored second-half goals at the Allianz Arena for Bayern, who were worthy winners against a flat PSG side.
In five of the last seven seasons, the Ligue 1 leaders have exited the Champions League in the first knockout round.
PSG’s task was also complicated by injuries in defence, with skipper Marquinhos having to come off with a rib problem before half time.
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Lionel Messi and Mbappe were PSG’s top hopes for turning the tie around in Munich, but Messi had little effect and Mbappe had just 32 touches of the ball.
“As I said in my first Champions League press conference this season, we were going to do our maximum.
“The truth is this is our maximum,” admitted Mbappe, whose own future will now again become the subject of increasing speculation.
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