Between Paris Saint-Germain and FC Barcelona, it's a great story. On the green rectangle, the two teams often clashed. We remember the legendary comeback with a score of 6-1 in March 2017. In the transfer window, the transfer of Neymar Jr and his famous clause of 222 million euros the same year caused talk. Just like the free departure of the legend Lionel Messi among the residents of the Parc des Princes in 2021. Same thing last summer when the Ile-de-France residents took advantage of Ousmane Dembélé's attractive clause to recruit him.
Rising tensions
Recently, the Parisians once again decided to take another swipe behind the Culés since they were, according to the Spanish press, willing to put 200 million euros on the table to afford Lamine Yamal. Information, however, denied by the Parisian club. The name of the young Pau Cubarsi was also mentioned in the French capital, as was that of Frenkie de Jong. Which is not necessarily very well seen among the Blaugranas, who know very well that PSG does not hold back anything. Especially not pillaging an enemy club. When John Obi Mikel drew the Paris and Barcelona balls during the draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League, all these memories and many others came to the surface.
The enmity between the two clubs too. Catalunya Radio And Sport mention in particular the very tense relations between the two presidents, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi and Joan Laporta. In 2021, the Barça boss did not appreciate the attitude of his Parisian counterpart when the French club beat the Culés at the Camp Nou with a score of 4 to 1. In the stands, NAK exploded with joy. Behavior considered inappropriate and not fair play in Spain. During the return match at the Parc des Princes on March 10, 2021 (1-1), the meeting between Laporta and Al-Khelaïfi did not go well at all.
Frosty relations between NAK and Laporta
The Parisian boss also has several grievances against the president of the FCB. According to Catalunya Radio, he never digested the fact that the Catalan team let go of its sponsor Qatar Airways to sign with Rakuten. What went wrong in Qatar and at NAK. In addition, the president of PSG, who is also president of the ECA, does not at all appreciate the fact that the Barcelonans are still pushing for the famous Super League. A project that he completely rejects. The reunion between the two leaders promises to be tense next week.
Besides, many expect that the lunch between NAK and Laporta will not really be a cakewalk. Especially since the Spanish media explains that one of the two tried to take a step towards the other in recent days by sending a message to the other. Except that the recipient of this message never responded and left a “seen” for the other manager. Enough to amplify the existing unease. In addition to facing each other on the lawn of the Parc des Princes, PSG and Barça will also play a match behind the scenes…
