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Mauricio Pochettino believes Paris Saint-Germain's desperation to win the Champions League has stopped the club moving forward at times.
The ex-Spurs boss was sacked by the French giants a month ago and recently gave his first comments since departing to the Argentine media.
The 50-year-old has a relatively successful 18 months in charge at the Parc de Princes. He grabbed a Ligue 1 title and Coupe de France, but domestic success is not the measuring stick at PSG.
Mauricio Pochettino only lasted 18 months in Paris before being shown the door on July 5
'Everything is focused on the Champions League and sometimes that distracts a bit and that requirement seems to only exist in the Champions League preview and in other competitions it seems like PSG's superiority,’ Pochettino said.
‘The obsession is the Champions League and everything that