Former PSG Star Shares Difficulties Playing Alongside Neymar, Messi and Mbappe

Former PSG Star Shares Difficulties Playing Alongside Neymar, Messi and Mbappe

Byron Pillay
updated at April 27, 2023 at 7:02 AM
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  • Pablo Sarabia played with Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar at Paris Saint-Germain
  • The Wolverhampton Wanderers player recently opened up about playing alongside the trio
  • Sarabia left PSG in hopes of more game time than he had received with the Ligue 1 giants

Paris Saint-Germain are blessed to have Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, and Neymar Junior in their team, but it isn't always a blessing for their teammates.

Former PSG attacker, Pablo Sarabia recently opened up on playing alongside the trio, admitting it was not easy.

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Pablo Sarabia recently opened up on what it was like to be on the same team as Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar. Image: Aurelien Meunier
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Sarabia joined the French side from Sevilla before the 2019/20 season and stayed for three-and-a-half years before moving on. He made 98 appearances for the side, scoring 23 goals and notching 13 assists, Transfermarkt noted.

The Spaniard, who joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League in January this year, recently opened up on his time with the Ligue 1 side and what it was like playing alongside Messi, Mbappe, and Neymar.

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As reported by SportsKeeda, Sarabia spoke about the level of competition when it came to playing alongside the three stars.

"In Paris, I couldn't play or have my space. With the top three, it was very difficult, obviously. The level they had was incredible and even more so before the World Cup when they were spectacular," he said.

While life on the pitch was hard, Sarabia did admit it had been a delight to share the dressing room with three of the best players in the world.

"I can say that I shared a dressing room with great players, surely three of the best in the history of football."

He added that even though it was great to play in the same team as the trio, getting game time was what ultimately made him happy and he knew he had to leave in order to feature on the pitch more.

Why PSG are struggling

Olympique Lyon manager, Laurent Blanc revealed why PSG struggled since their round-of-16 Champions League exit, Sports Brief reported.

He coached PSG between 2013 and 2016 and inflicted more misery on his former club with a second successive home defeat in Ligue 1 recently.

Blanc then admitted that defending Frenche league champions appeared to have lost focus after another dismal Champions League campaign.

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Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.
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