A few days before the Champions League final between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan, the bustle is at its height. The Parisian group seems complete, the supporters are mobilized, and everything is brought together to live a historic moment in Munich. However, a defection disturbs the table. A figure well known to Parisian supporters said that she would not make the trip to Bavaria. A blow, especially since this absence, although not sporty, illustrates much deeper tensions.
It is now official: Anne Hidalgo, mayor of Paris, will not be in the stands this Saturday evening to attend what could become the peak of the history of PSG. Information, confirmed by AFP, evokes an incompatibility of agenda “Long -time planned”. A version that struggles to convince as the relations between the municipality and the club have deteriorated in recent months. A highly symbolic absence in a final where all of Paris is supposed to vibrate in unison.
Hidalgo sulks the PSG-Inter finale
The problem of the problem? The Parc des Princes. Anne Hidalgo has always refused to give in the legendary enclosure to the club, which nevertheless dreams of enlarging it. “This stadium belongs to Parisians”, She repeats tirelessly. For his part, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, exasperated, threatens for months to build a stadium elsewhere. The fracture is clear, and this final, however supposed to federate, acts on the contrary as a revealer of deep disagreements.
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In this tense context, the choice of the mayor of Paris takes a particular resonance. Not accompanying the capital's club in such a moment is almost to mark its distance. More than a question of protocol, it is a political message. Difficult to imagine a rapid reconciliation between two entities which, not so long ago, walked hand in hand.
While PSG dreams of finally winning the Champions League, it is a victory that will not be completely shared. Anne Hidalgo's empty chair in Munich may be anecdotal on the ground, but it symbolizes a very real fracture. And if Paris was finally to offer herself a star, she will not shine in all hearts.
