An ‘angry’ Julian Draxler has launched an astonishing rant at Unai Emery following Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League exit on Tuesday night.
PSG, who were without star man Neymar, needed to overturn a 3-1 deficit from the first leg but were unable to do so, suffering a 5-2 aggregate defeat by Real Madrid.
Draxler came off the bench for the final 14 minutes but with his side down to 10 men following Marco Verratti’s red card, he was unable to alter the final outcome.
Julian Draxler cuts a dejected figure following Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League exit
Draxler came off the bench for the final 14 minutes but was unable to alter the final outcome
And the German midfielder has revealed his anger at beleaguered manager Emery, suggesting he could have made an impact had he been brought on sooner.
Speaking to ZDF about the decision not to bring him on immediately after PSG levelled the score on the night, he said: ‘It was insensitive. I didn’t know what was going on. I was surprised and angry.
‘The goal for 1-1 went in but it did not change anything for us. I felt we needed to keep pressing and playing offensively.
‘We lost a man, and even though we got it to 1-1 the whole stadium knew the game would not turn around because we didn’t have the intensity on the pitch.
‘Real Madrid played it out confidently and were not nervous at all.’
An ‘angry’ Draxler has launched an astonishing rant at Unai Emery (pictured during the defeat)
With PSG down to 10 men and drawing second leg 1-1, Emery delayed introducing Draxler
Cristiano Ronaldo’s 12th goal in the competition and Casemiro’s late strike ensured Zinedine Zidane’s side progressed in the French capital.
Leading 3-1 from the first leg, Real never looked in danger against the sedate hosts despite Edinson Cavani’s fortunate second-half equaliser.
And Draxler, the former Schalke and Wolfsburg playmaker, rubbed further salt in Emery’s wounds by blasting his tactical decisions in Paris.
He added: ‘We played the ball back and forth but you cannot score just doing that.
‘You have to put pressure on Real Madrid when you are 3-1 down, not just pass it back and forth and hope something falls for you.
‘We needed to put pressure on the opponents right from the start. We didn’t do that so we deserved to be eliminated.’
Real Madrid ace Sergio Ramos celebrates with Lucas Vazquez during their victory in France