Marco Verratti in full distress, the sad revelation

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By: Manu Tournoux

It is a match that will remain sadly in the history of Paris Saint-Germain. After having achieved one of his most successful performances in the round of 16 Champions League against FC Barcelona (4-0), the Red and Blue, then led by Unai Emery, thought he was already having a quarter before the return to Camp Nou, on May 8, 2017.

Yes but here, the Blaugranas, determined to donate the situation in front of their supporters and well helped by the arbitration of Deniz Aytekin, brought a real nightmare to the Parisians. Febriles, the latter finally lost 6-1, by conceding a last goal from Sergio Roberto in the very last moments of the game.

A terrible disillusionment that we do not forget … Guest of the Podcast Kampo, Serge Aurier, present in the Parisian ranks during the Rontatata, returned to this traumatic episode. He remembered distress in the locker room at the final whistle. He notably remembered the sorrow of Marco Verratti who marked him a lot.

Verratti, “a kid crying”

“In the locker room? I showed up, I took my things, I was ko. When I passed, I saw Marco crying, guys lying “Said the Ivorian right side, now free from any contract.

“” Is it the image of Verratti that marked me? Yes, he added. He was lying on the massage table. He was a child, he was a baby. A kid crying. An affront which was washed in 2021, with the qualification for the quarterfinals of the C1 of the residents of the Parc des Princes at the expense of the Catalans, then again in 2024.