slipping away, Marco Verratti insists the French
champions are always growing.
PSG's chances of a fifth successive title were dealt
a huge blow on Sunday following their 3-1 defeat
at Nice.
The four-time defending champions imploded late
after Thiago Motta and Angel Di Maria were sent off
as second-placed PSG were left three points adrift
of leaders Monaco, who have a game in hand.
PSG's pursuit of European glory also ended
horrendously following a nightmare second-leg
loss to Barcelona in the Champions League last 16.
But Italy international midfielder Verratti remains
upbeat, even with PSG's dominant run in Ligue 1
appearing set to end.
"If Paris are not champions, we will not have
achieved what we had in mind at the start of the
season," said Verratti, whose PSG have already
won the Coupe de la Ligue and Trophee des
Champions as they prepare to face Angers in the
Coupe de France final.
"But I think PSG are always a team that grows, I
feel better after this season.
"After in football other teams can win, this season
Monaco has chances to win. They win all the
matches they will finish with 95 points. Last
season we had already won the championship."
Of the match at Nice, where Mario Balotelli,
Ricardo Pereira and Anastasios Donis inspired the
hosts, Verratti added: "We had a good second half,
they made three shots, three goals, pretty goals.
"It is more complicated for the title but there is still
a small percentage. We will play until the end, we
must already win the last three games. We also
have Nice behind. We cannot finish the season
there [third], and then there is also the [Coupe de
France] final [against Angers]."
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