Paris Saint-Germain is back in the Champions League semi-finals! 3-1 winners go to the Parc des Princes, in the quarterfinals, Luis Enrique's men finished work despite their defeat on the lawn of Aston Villa (3-2) this Tuesday evening.
The last square in the C1, PSG had discovered it during the 1994-1995 season. At the time, the club of the capital had stumbled on a regular at the premises, AC Milan: 1-0 defeat in the park in the first leg, and new backhand (2-0) in San Siro, with a double of Dejan Savicevic.
David Ginola and PSG against AC Milan in 1995.
For PSG, it will be necessary to wait for the Qatarian era before finding such a level of competition. After four quarter-final between 2013 and 2016, then three eighth finals until 2019, Paris Saint-Germain finally breaks a first glass ceiling during this famous Final 8, COVVIR era. Thomas Tuchel's team then eliminates Atalanta on a dry match (2-1) then Leipzig (3-0) before playing the very first semi-final in the history of the club, against Bayern Munich (0-1).
A new half for PSG
The following season, in 2020-2021, PSG returned to the semi-finals but faces Manchester City (1-2, 0-2). Three years later, last season in this case, this time it was Borussia Dortmund that broke Parisian dreams (1-0, 1-0).
This semi-final that PSG will play against Arsenal and Real Madrid will therefore be the fifth in the history of the capital's club. And the project, of course, is to play a second final, against FC Barcelona, Bayern Munich or Inter Milan.
