"Angry" PSG dressing room feelings emerge after Real Madrid defeat "killed us"
Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti has admitted that his side remain "angry" at their Champions League exit despite having claimed the Ligue 1 title.
The French giants were crowned champions last month with a 1-1 draw against Lens at the Parc des Princes - their tenth title in all. However, despite that triumph it has not been a season of success for the club.
Mauricio Pochettino ’s men have earned considerable criticism for their early Champions League exit having been on the end of a stark turnaround at the hands of Real Madrid. Meanwhile, their league form has fallen off since they claimed the league title.
They drew 3-3 with Strasbourg the game after winning the league, whilst they were then held to a 2-2 stalemate with Troyes at the weekend. Verratti has admitted that he is frustrated with his side’s current run of results.
Speaking to Amazon Prime, the Italian said: “We’re at the end of the season and we’re still putting in performances where we’re angry. It’s not the kind of thing we dream of at the end of a season, especially when we’re already champions.”
“I honestly think we could be doing a lot better with the team we have. We could be doing better in the difficult moments.
“When we play well as a team, we enjoy these kinds of matches more. It’s been a difficult season. Even if we’ve won the league, it was hard at the start of the season, we won a lot of matches towards the end. It shows that we have great character because we’re still there, two minutes from the end, trying to score a goal.”
Whilst PSG are currently in the middle of a somewhat inconsistent run, Verratti has revealed that the shock defeat at the hands of Real Madrid has had a huge impact on the remainder of the club’s