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‘Champions League is the prize PSG’s owners are expecting’

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Qatar Sports Investment have invested over a billion Euros in PSG to dominate French and European football.

Paris Saint-Germain made it a habit of surrendering in Champions League quarter-finals. They have overcome their inhibitions this time around and are in the final of the competition. Only Bayern Munich stand in their way of history.

Wayne Rooney knows the importance of the elite European club competition and the prestige it brings. The Three Lion’s top goalscorer took out time to reflect on the importance it has for PSG and their owners.

In his opinion, PSG are favorites for the tie against Bayern. He cited the presence of Neymar, Mbappe, and Di Maria to turn the fixture on its head at any given time.

Rooney added that the Champions League is an expectation that the team should fulfill. Winning the competition would put them in the same bracket as Real Madrid and raise the club’s profile across the globe.

“This is the prize that both teams have been building their squads to win over a period of years, but also the prize PSG’s owners are expecting. Victory would be significant for them,” Rooney told The Times.

“PSG are a massive club with great players but if you asked most footballers if they would rather go there or to Real Madrid, nine out of ten would say Real Madrid. Yet win the Champions League and it gives you that extra pulling power to bring talent in. 

“When you lift that trophy as a player, you know you have won the hardest of all club tournaments, the biggest you can win, and it is a release. It gives you so much confidence. 

‘If PSG win in Lisbon tonight I could see it being the start of something and them winning again.”

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