When Paris Saint-Germain FC's Qatari owners took charge in summer 2011 and announced they wanted to win the UEFA Champions League within five years, there may have been more than one or two knowing looks and schoolboy sniggers. It is not the first time a takeover has provoked ambitious declarations, but after PSG's quarter-final exit to FC Barcelona, only the most sceptical would still doubt they could come true.
"We've proved that this team is not a joke and we hope to win trophies soon," Zlatan Ibrahimović said following the 1-1 second-leg draw in Spain. Carlo Ancelotti's squad would have been thought of more seriously still had they taken a quartet of first-half scoring opportunities or a chance that fell to Javier Pastore shortly after the Argentinian international had given the visitors the lead on the night, and in the tie, in the 50th minute.
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