Paris Saint-Germain’s last three European odysseys could largely be boiled down into a series of infamous images that haunted the club’s every waking moment.
In 2016-17, La Remontada gave us Messi lording over the Camp Nou…
And the cursed image of Ángel Di María shushing the ground prior to Barça’s three-goal haul in the final seven minutes of the match.
2017-18 was Cristiano Ronaldo “SIUUUUUUU”-ing around the pitch with his golden noodle hair while scoring three goals in Real Madrid’s 5-2 aggregate victory.
2018-19 was the gif that keeps on giving.
On Wednesday, PSG stared elimination to Champions League debutante Atalanta in the face for over an hour and the memes created themselves.
We had Kylian Mbappé reacting to Neymar’s early miss…
That Neymar miss pic.twitter.com/f2roMoT4po
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) August 12, 2020
And the whole squad reacting to it…
And to think people say Thomas Tuchel hasn’t brought any sense of coordination to PSG pic.twitter.com/YAcVN0jdD9
— Tom Williams (@tomwfootball) August 12, 2020
Thomas Tuchel stressing the fuck out on his cooler was another good one.
Tuchel is every PSG fan so far: pic.twitter.com/F6WNg673FU
— B/R Football (@brfootball) August 12, 2020
As was this expression of pure horror on the face of Thiago Silva.
And Di María building a N95 mask with his own fingers.
But goals at 90’ and 90+3’ changed the course of history, and the scenes of wild jubilation are now the lasting images of the night.
Thomas Tuchel was vindicated by Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting’s late winner.
This Thomas Tuchel Scream pic.twitter.com/Lc3TRPY6Sb
— DAZN Canada (@DAZN_CA) August 12, 2020
Neymar and Mbappé might yet make history together.
That @ChampionsLeague semifinal feeling... pic.twitter.com/ew8ju3J0uO
— Champions League on CBS Sports (@UCLonCBSSports) August 12, 2020
And Marco Verratti could give a damn about a blown calf.
Verratti out here knowing he can't get injured more so why not blow it out pic.twitter.com/jE3xQZOwLD
— Miriti Murungi (@NutmegRadio) August 12, 2020
PSG is now headed to its first semifinal since 1995, but they’ll again have to handle the burden of expectation as the opponent is either Atlético Madrid or RB Leipzig.
