Paris Saint-Germain‘s stars couldn’t come through against Bayern this mid-week, and the Ligue 1 championswereeliminated from the tournament.The French giants had a difficult time getting going against the Bavarians in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 match.
The Parisians had trouble mounting a serious threat since some of their key players underachieved. Bayern scored twice to eliminate Christophe Galtier’s outfit from the Champions League after a blunder by Marco Verratti set off the German team’s offensive blitz.
The Italy international, who has suited up for Red-and-Blues more than 400 times, was at fault for both goals in Wednesday’s loss due to careless passing. For the fifth time in the previous seven seasons, PSG wereousted in the last 16 stage of the Champions League, and the spotlight has turned on the Italian midfielder.
Italian third-division club offers attractivecomeback chance toMarco Verratti
Marco Verratti of PSG. (Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)
After hearing harsh criticism from PSG supporters after their elimination from Europe’s top club competition,Marco Verratti was offered theopportunity to return to his hometown club, Pescara.The 30-year-oldbegan his career at the Pescara youth academy before being called up to the first team in 2008.
However, before even getting the chance to makehis Serie A debut, PSG paid €12 million to acquire his services after seeing his stellar play in Serie B with stars like Ciro Immobile and Lorenzo Insigne. When fans started demanding that Verratti be sent back to his ex-side, the Serie C club’s social media teamgave them an answer.
“We have no problem with that… quite the opposite! Training, games, a few grilled meats and a lot of time by the seaside“, theBiancazzurritook to Twitter to write.Meanwhile, after spending more than a decade in Paris, the Italian player recentlyextended his contract with the French league winners until June 2026.
