What PSG manager Galtier said about Messi after his Champions League elimination against Bayern Munich

It will be weeks of criticism and uncertainty for Christophe Galtier, coach of Paris Saint Germain. For now the balance of the season is negative: they were eliminated in the round of 16 of the Champions League and the French Cup. Now he just has to fight for the title of the national tournament, of which he is the leader. “The fans will judge whether the season is a failure. We will make sure we get the local champion title. We still have many games ahead of us. A French champion title shouldn’t be minimized,” said Galtier after the defeat in Monaco.

“Obviously there is disappointment, but I’m staying the course, continuing to focus on the end of the season, with energy and determination,” Galtier explained at a press conference from Munich’s Allianz Arena. “It’s too early to talk about my future, because it necessarily depends on my management and my president,” he was honest.

In addition, the French coach tried to explain PSG’s fall in the series against the Germans. “We didn’t know how to score when we were better. We had a great first half, created hazards and managed to compete well. But we didn’t open the scoring and conceded a really stupid goal in the second half.” At this level we need to be more lucid. We knew I would put Bayern under pressure and there’s no shame in trying to play to break that pressure”, released the DT. And he closed: “In the round of 16 of the Champions League, all your staff and your vital forces are needed. And we had important absences. Neymar and Presnel Kimpembe ended their season with injuries. It is also very rare to lose three central defenders in two games. We had to integrate El Chadaille Bitshiabu, who is 17 years old. This is the story of a season with a very particular calendar.”

“In the first half we didn’t do very well what we talked about before. There were too many spaces. In the second half we defended ourselves better and were dangerous with the ball. In the end we deserved to win,” summed up the Monaco coach Julian Nagelsman.