Marco Verratti has admitted that the start of Paris Saint-Germain's season has been "very difficult" as the club looks to recover from their run to the Champions League final.
PSG advanced all the way to their first-ever Champions League final, but fell short 1-0 to Bayern Munich thanks to a goal from Kingsley Coman.
Having played through that tournament in Lisbon all the way through August 23, PSG were then required to jump right back into Ligue 1 with four matches in 10 days starting on September 10.
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PSG lost each of their first two games, falling to Lens and then Marseille, before bouncing back with wins over Metz and Nice.