Thiago Silva dreaming of Champions League glory before leaving PSG

‘I want us to celebrate the last match with a title’: Thiago Silva dreaming of European glory in his PSG swansong as Brazilian prepares to leave French giants after eight years following Sunday’s Champions League final

  • Thiago Silva is desperate for Champions League success before leaving PSG
  • The Brazilian defender will leave the French club after eight years next week
  • His final game will be Sunday night’s Champions League final in Lisbon
  • PSG smashed RB Leipzig and now face either Bayern Munich or Lyon in the final 

Thiago Silva is dreaming of ending his Paris Saint-Germain career with Champions League glory after the French champions booked their place in the final.

PSG are one win away from becoming European champions for the first time after claiming an emphatic 3-0 win over RB Leipzig in their semi-final in Lisbon, with goals coming from Marquinhos, Angel Di Maria and Juan Bernat.

Silva is set to leave the French club after Sunday’s game against either Bayern Munich or Lyon and wants to go out in style.

Thiago Silva is dreaming of ending his eight-year PSG career with Champions League glory

‘I don’t want to talk about that (his future) because it is not going to help us, but I want us to celebrate all together the last match with a title,’ he told radio station RMC.

‘I have already said a lot of times before I wanted to, that I want to finish (my career) here in Europe. A decision was taken, now things are calm in my head. It will be in another club, but my heart will stay here.’

It was a comfortable evening for PSG, who finally delivered on the big stage after years of falling short in Europe’s premier club competition.

‘There were difficult moments, but today, we deserved to be in the final,’ the Brazilian added. ‘I am very happy with my team and how we behaved today.

‘We tried not to concede a goal right until the end, because up top, we know that we are very strong and can always score.’

For Leipzig, it is the end of their impressive Champions League journey which saw them beat Tottenham and Atletico Madrid in the knockout stages, and 33-year-old boss Julian Nagelsmann leaves the tournament with his reputation sky high.

Silva is set to leave the French club after Sunday's game against either Bayern Munich or Lyon

Silva is set to leave the French club after Sunday’s game against either Bayern Munich or Lyon

PSG are one win away from becoming European champions after smashing RB Leipzig 3-0

PSG are one win away from becoming European champions after smashing RB Leipzig 3-0

But they exited with a whimper as PSG controlled the entire game. Nagelsmann was not ready to reflect on their success this season just yet.

‘The ticket for the final for PSG was well deserved,’ he told BT Sport.

‘It was hard to come back into the game and at the end they were the better team today, you have to accept it but it is hard.

‘It is not that easy to think about the good season we did in the Champions League, but in a week it will be OK.

‘We know the Champions League season was very good with a young team and we will try and do it again next season.

‘We have to work for the Bundesliga and the cup and try and do it again next season in the Champions League.’ 

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