'Money won't win you the Champions League' - Thiago Silva sends PSG message over lavish spending

Thiago Silva says Paris Saint-Germain's elusive search for a first Champions League title will go on unless they make major changes to how the club is run. The Chelsea defender was on the wrong end of his own fair share of painful exits from Europe's elite competition during his eight-year stint in the French capital, and that's only continued since his departure. Ad/> PSG's exit from the Champions League this season to Real Madrid was made all the more galling given they led 2-0 on aggregate with just under half an hour of the tie remaining, before imploding.

Ballon d'OrCan Messi win Ballon d’Or No. 8? — Five favourites ratedA DAY AGO Speaking to Canal+, the 37-year-old Silva said: «The elimination was incredible, unimaginable for us who are PSG supporters. »Every year it's the same thing.

There are things you have to look at to try to improve them in the future. «As things are, it's difficult to continue to progress. Every year, we [PSG] start from scratch.

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