By Sam Worthington with AP
What seemed a imagination national of unprecedented shot prima powerfulness has ended successful Champions League disaster yet again.
When Lionel Messi joined Kylian Mbappe and Neymar astatine Paris Saint-Germain successful 2021, European rivals were trembling successful fear.
But for each their idiosyncratic talents and home success, the trio person ne'er afloat clicked arsenic a corporate and were dumped retired successful the circular of 16 by Bayern Munich connected Thursday (AEDT).
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Neymar, the world's astir costly player, did not diagnostic successful the crippled and is retired for the play for ankle surgery.
The Brazilian's aboriginal astatine the nine looks grim portion World Cup victor Mbappe has been repeatedly linked with a determination to Champions League holders Real Madrid.
"This could measurement heavy connected his aboriginal plans... helium needs Champions League success," commentator Jonathan Pearce said connected Stan Sport's coverage.
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"Another Champions League exit beneath their expectations."
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scored the archetypal extremity of the 2nd leg, enjoying an casual decorativeness successful the 61st infinitesimal arsenic Bayern pounced neatly connected a PSG mistake.
Serge Gnabry scored Bayern's 2nd successful the 89th infinitesimal for a comfy 3-0 aggregate aft Munich won the archetypal limb 1-0 successful Paris.
PSG had a aureate accidental late successful the archetypal fractional but Vitinha's anemic effort connected an unfastened extremity was cleared disconnected the enactment by Matthijs de Ligt.
Goalkeeper Yann Sommer had committed an atrocious mistake to let the chance.
"He'll (Sommer) beryllium telling him (de Ligt) wherever you privation to spell connected Saturday night," Mark Bosnich said connected Stan Sport.
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"That would person been connected YouTube for the adjacent 10 years."
Meanwhile, the commencement of the crippled betwixt Tottenham and AC Milan was delayed by 10 minutes aft some teams experienced postulation problems.
Both teams arrived precocious to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for their 2nd limb match.
Milan was based successful a edifice successful the Shoreditch territory of London and lone got to the crushed conscionable earlier 7pm section clip - up of a scheduled 8pm kick-off.
Tottenham had arrived lone minutes earlier aft besides experiencing postulation problems.
Milan precocious 1-0 connected aggregate aft a scoreless gully successful London.
Brahim Diaz's onslaught successful the archetypal limb was capable to abstracted the teams arsenic adjacent the instrumentality of manager Antonio Conte could not animate a comeback from Spurs.
Seven clip European champions Milan cruised done the game, which saw Cristian Romero sent disconnected successful the 2nd half.
Harry Kane's 94th infinitesimal header was the closest the location squad came to levelling the people connected aggregate - earlier Milan substitute Divock Origi deed the station successful a frantic finish.
Conte was backmost connected the sideline for Tottenham aft spending 2 and a fractional weeks successful Turin recovering from gall bladder surgery.
But the helium could lone ticker connected arsenic his squad failed to interruption down Italian champions Milan, meaning Spurs' 15 twelvemonth hold for a trophy goes on, having failed to triumph immoderate silverware since the League Cup successful 2008.
Tottenham is present near to conflict for a spot successful the Premier League apical four, which would supply a way backmost into the Champions League.
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