On May 31, Paris Saint-Germain won the Champions League for the first time in its history, atomizing Inter Milan (5-0). An unprecedented gap for such a final.
Laurent Blanc was very happy that Saturday evening. Coach of the capital's club for three seasons, between 2013 and 2016, the former central defender assures that he was convinced that such a coronation was going to eventually arrive.
“When I was there, the big goal was to win the Champions League and everyone said that PSG would never win it, that it was not worth investing so much money. I had a completely opposite opinion. I said to them: 'No, I think you are wrong' “says Laurent Blanc during an interview given to the Spanish daily Sport.
Laurent Blanc, visionary with PSG in LDC
And the 1998 world champion to continue: “Many people, not only in the press, but also among football specialists, so-called football experts, said they would never win the Champions League, that if they had not won it with Messi, with Mbappé, with Neymar … I said that they had to continue to invest because, sooner or later they would win it. And that's what happened ”.
During his visit to PSG, Laurent Blanc won eleven trophies, including three consecutive French championships. This season, he made the double championship in Saudi Arabia, with Al-Ittihad.
