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In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Barcelona-El Prat Airport to Lyon was $23 for a one-way ticket and $53 for a round-trip.

Do I need a passport to fly between Barcelona and Lyon?

A passport is required to fly from Barcelona to Lyon.

Which airports will I be using when flying from Barcelona to Lyon?

Barcelona airport is called Barcelona-El Prat and the only airport in Lyon is Lyon-Saint Exupéry.

Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Barcelona to Lyon?

The Airbus A320-100/200 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Barcelona to Lyon flight route.

Which airline alliances offer flights from Barcelona to Lyon?

oneworld is the only airline alliance operating flights between Barcelona and Lyon.

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There are nonstop flights from Barcelona to Lyon on a daily basis.

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The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Barcelona to Lyon are Vueling and easyJet. With an average price for the route of $112 and an overall rating of 7.0, Vueling is the most popular choice. easyJet is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $109 and an overall rating of 6.9.

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The whole flight was coughing and farting all the way. It was impossible to breathe. If people are traveling sick they should either not be allowed to fly or made wear masks

I will never fly vueling. 1h30 delayed, connexion missed with the crew closing the boarding in front of us. 40 people missed the Barcelona-Orly connexion. hours waiting for rebooking and hotel.. inadmissible

Non stop flight from Barcelona to Rome, arriving on time.

3 hr flight from Barcelona to Gran Canaria. Ŵent according to plan No issues with staff oŕ flight. Many people includiñg us could not get luggage self checķ in termìnals to work. Had to wait in check in line.

The communication about the delay could have been better before and during the flight. Also, this online form could have less bugs. It is almost impossible to type in this window.

They stop online checkin above a certain capacity. We had to go to the airport to check-in at the desk. Or was offered to pay 7eur extra. Rip off.

I didn't get the wheelchair assistance I'd requested and my flight was on the tarmac, which was extremely painful for me. If this airline isn't for me, that's fine. The crew was fantastic and friendly ab

It was a short flight but the seat was very straight. I didn’t need any service, but wifi was not available. In resume, a normal service. Nice, the punctuality. Thanks

Bought check in baggage but couldn’t do it at the kiosk, had to line up just to get baggage tag which was a very long queue with only 1 customer service agent handling all vueling flights. Had to wait about 45mins just to get a bag tag and drop baggage.

Nous sommes parties de Copenhague avec plus de 2h de retard. L'avion n'a pas pu atterrir à Paris et après avoir encore perdu du temps en vol, a atterri à Bruxelles. Une navette devait nous prendre en charge pour nous ramener à Paris mais personne ne nous a renseignés, on a tourné en rond dans l'aéroport durant plus de 2h, sans trouver de solution pour rentrer (pas de train, pas de voiture de location...). Nous avons fini par monter dans un car affrété par une autre compagnie et qui nous a déposés à CDG. Ensuite il fallu prendre un Uber (il était plus de 2h du matin) pour rentrer, qui a couté presque 90 €. Donc non, je ne suis pas satisfaite des services de la compagnie Vueling.

Very pleasant crew, working hard on a full plane. Delay by a broken seat. However crew made back 60% of the delay.

EverEverything was actually great. Except one of the male flight attendants had the worst BO and needed to shower and wear deodorant. It was horrible.

Boarding great. Didn’t eat or drink so can not comment.

The seat leg room seemed much tighter on the way home My cheese toasty wasn’t that hot - didn’t realise till half eaten

Trip was completely cancelled with no other reasonable option for that day; no reason given. I will avoid booking anything with easy jet

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How to Travel From the Southernmost Train Station in Europe to the Northernmost in the Fastest Way Possible

I n Europe, the rail network is so extensive that you can cross several countries by train in the space of a day or less, hopscotching between capital cities. In a matters of hours, you can travel between London and Paris , Paris and Amsterdam , Amsterdam and Berlin , Berlin and Prague , and more. But how long and how difficult would it be to cross the European Union by train from its southernmost train station to its northernmost? The answer is: very long but not so difficult.

First let’s establish where the southernmost and the northernmost train stations in the EU are. Technically, the southernmost train station is Pozzallo in Sicily, Italy, but because Pozzallo is not on the mainland, and because the rail service to and from the coastal town has declined so much that it is nearly non-existent (trains are almost entirely replaced with buses), let’s consider the city of Algeciras in Spain to be the southernmost train stations in the EU.

Contrary to popular belief, the northernmost train station in the European Union is not Narvik in Norway because Norway is not part of the EU. The northernmost train station in the EU is located within the Arctic Circle in Vassijaure, Sweden. However, there is no current passenger train services to Vassijaure, so the next northernmost train station is the town Riksgränsen, which is really just next door to Vassijaure.

Because both Algeciras and Riksgränsen are not big rail hubs, and are, obviously, very far from each other, you can’t expect to get from one to the other in a flash. That said, the following itinerary, which includes four overnights, of which two are spent in trains, is one of the fastest, and most convenient way to make the trip by rail. (Note that this itinerary is evergreen and therefore does not include seasonal routes.)

Leg one: Spain (starting at $173)

• Algeciras to Antequera-Santa Ana (Malaga)
• Antequera-Santa Ana (Malaga) to Madrid-Puerta De Atocha (by high-speed train AVE)
• Madrid-Puerta De Atocha to Barcelona Sants (by high-speed train AVE)

Overnight in Barcelona in one of the city’s excellent Airbnbs or hotels .

Leg two: From Spain to Sweden (starting at $461.50)

• Barcelona Sants to Paris Gare de Lyon (by high-speed train TGV INOUI)
• Paris Gare de l’Est to Frankfurt am Main Hbf (by high-speed train ICE)
• Frankfurt am Main Hbf to Hamburg (overnight high-speed train ICE)
• Hamburg to Copenhagen H (Eurocity train)
• Copenhagen to Stockholm (by high-speed train SJ)

Overnight in Stockholm in one the city’s best airbnbs .

Leg three: Sweden (starting at $76.50)

• Stockholm to Riksgränsen (overnight by sleeper train VY). Note that due to a derailment on the line, this leg will not be in service again until June 18, 2024.

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10 of Europe’s greatest escorted rail trips

“Dear Victoria,” wrote Agatha Christie, “gateway to the world beyond England. How I love your continental platform, and how I love trains anyway.” The author was an inveterate traveller across Europe , often joining her archaeologist husband, Max Mallowan, on his digs in the Middle East, and millions still identify with her sentiments.

Train travel is liberating – and not just from traffic jams and airport queues. Besides the pleasure of watching landscapes unfold, it frees the mind to wander in a way all too rare in today’s world. Passing scenes outside the window spark a reverie of thoughts, reminiscences, and conjectures. It makes you feel that the holiday has begun when you board the first train, not when you finally leave the airport.

It’s the most relaxing way to travel, especially when someone else is in charge of the planning, with the next hotel or cultural attraction already arranged in advance. Using trains as the prime means of travel to explore countries with good services has been one of the fastest-growing sectors in tourism – and it helps the planet, too.

The CEO of Great Rail Journeys, Dave Riley, says the company’s “2024 and ‘25 seasons have continued to see incredible growth across Europe and the rest of the world. Great Rail Journeys is up 35 per cent (year on year) for 2025, with our tours in India and Vietnam proving to be extremely popular. Our most popular Europe tours, including Switzerland, Italy and Scandinavia, have seen our strongest ever growth in new customers.” 

Riley is not the only one feeling optimistic. Maria Cook, general manager of Ffestiniog Travel, believes that it’s their “enthusiasm for and knowledge of railways around the world that is recognised by our travellers and why over 60 per cent of customers return to travel with us year on year”.

It’s full steam ahead, then, for escorted rail adventures. We’ve picked 10 of the best journeys across the continent, each offering a hassle-free way to see some of Europe’s most spectacular locations. Dame Agatha would have been proud indeed.

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London to ajaccio, ljubljana to pristina, lisbon and porto, london to malaga, brussels to tallinn , cologne to assmannhausen, strasbourg to tiefencastel, istanbul to budapest, a grand tour.

Italy’s most iconic region is a joy to discover by train. Set off from London to Turin (with a change in Paris) for your first night, before heading to the spa town of Montecatini Terme, your base for the week. From here, a funicular can be taken to Montecatini Alto for spectacular views over the valley. 

Local trains are used to visit Tuscan cities and towns, beginning with a day in Florence for a guided tour of such architectural treasures as the Ponte Vecchio and the cathedral, whose dome by Brunelleschi is still a construction puzzle. Lucca can be explored on foot or by an easy ride along the ramparts by bike. The tour continues to Pisa for its astounding tower.

After a day wandering among the 13 towers in the medieval hill town of San Gimignano, there is a tour of the garden and cellars of Castello di Verrazzano before a dinner of local produce. Following the final day in Siena, famed for its shell-shaped piazza and cathedral with statues by Michelangelo and Donatello,  a coach takes the party back to France for a night on the Côte d’Azur before the train back to London via Paris.

Great Rail Journeys (01904 521936) offers the 10-day Highlights of Tuscany tour from £1,895pp, including all rail and coach travel, luggage transfers and nine nights’ four-star accommodation, with monthly departure dates until October 19.

The Splendour of Corsica

Eurostar and TGV are used to reach Lyon for the first night before continuing to Nice for two nights, allowing a trip inland by narrow-gauge train along the steep-sided craggy valley to Digne-les-Bains.

Corsica is reached by ferry to Bastia, the northern terminus of the island’s mountainous main line which offers views denied to all but intrepid walkers. The railway includes some spectacular engineering, including a viaduct by Gustave Eiffel across the River Vecchio and a tunnel almost 4km long before the descent to the southern terminus at Ajaccio, birthplace of Napoleon.

Nights are spent in the seaside resort of Calvi, served by a branch railway, as well as Bastia and Ajaccio, giving plenty of time to use the railway to explore the island. A coach tour takes in the picturesque Cap Corse promontory with mountains rearing out of the sea along its western shore.

The return is by ferry to the naval city of Toulon where a night is spent before moving on for a final night in Lyon and back to London via Lille.

Ffestiniog Travel (01766 512400) offers this 14-day tour from £2,975pp, including all rail and coach travel and accommodation on a B&B basis. Departs September 16.

A ride through history

Expect a fascinating lesson on Europe’s colourful past on this tour of seven countries. It begins in the Slovenian capital, Ljubljana, where there’s a full day of soaking up the lively, small-town atmosphere, before taking the train to the Croatian capital, Zagreb. 

After a walking tour of the city’s Austro-Hungarian architecture, the waterfalls in Plitvice National Park are the setting for a picnic lunch, before a ride south through spectacular mountain landscapes to Sarajevo, for an insight into the beginnings of the First World War and the siege of the city in the 1990s. 

You’ll also see scenic ­Mostar and the Bay of Kotor in Montenegro, before admiring the scenery between Podgorica and Belgrade. The time in the Serbian capital includes an excursion to Novi Sad, where the Petrovaradin Fortress dominates the city, and the final days are spent visiting North Macedonia’s capital, Skopje, where parts of the fortress date from the 6th century. The ancient Macedonian city of Heraclea, Lake Ohrid for a boat ride, and Kosovo’s capital, Pristina, are among the highlights.

Responsible Travel (01273 823700) offers the 16-day Balkans trip from £2,899pp, including all rail and coach travel, expert guides, excursions and accommodation in local guest houses. Multiple departures until September 28 2024. Flights not included.

The best of Portugal

Starting in Lisbon, this eight-day tour begins among the narrow streets of the Portuguese capital, where old-school trams clatter up and down the city’s hills. 

Local trains will take you to the former royal summer residence of Sintra, where Lord Byron is said to have conceived Childe Harold, and also the chic fishing town of Cascais and its museum quarter.

After four nights in Lisbon, the tour heads north to Porto, with its Unesco-listed historic centre a striking contrast to the city’s spectacular modern buildings, such as Rem Koolhaas’s geometric Casa da Música. A day is also devoted to the scenic train journey through the lush Douro Valley, with a port tasting at one of its many quintas (wine estates).

Rail Discoveries (01904 734939) offers the Lisbon, Porto & Douro Valley tour from £1,299pp, including all rail and coach travel, guides and accommodation. Departures in August, September and October, available from Gatwick and regional airports.

Wine and waves

The high-speed service from the French capital to Barcelona might be the most practical way to reach Spain on a train (taking around six and a half hours), but why not follow the Atlantic coast instead? 

After taking the Eurostar to Paris Gare du Nord where the tour leader will meet the train, a TGV will whisk you to Bordeaux for a tour of the historic centre and markets. It is then a leisurely ride along the coast, through the pine forests of Aquitaine and the Pyrenean foothills, across the border to San Sebastián , the gourmet capital of Spain’s Basque Country. 

Join the locals in one of the many pintxo bars, take five on the beautiful Playa de La Concha or follow in the footsteps of pilgrims on a stretch of the Camino Norte. From here, you will head south to Segovia, renowned for its storybook castle and Roman aqueduct, before a final journey to Malaga via a night in Madrid . 

Far more than a gateway to the Costa del Sol, the city is a lively cultural hub and the birthplace of Picasso, with a whole museum dedicated to the painter.  You might even want to extend your journey to Morocco; from Algeciras, it’s a short ferry crossing to Tangier, where the country’s rail network links up the coastal cities of Rabat and Casablanca, as well as the historic treasures of Fez and Marrakech.  

Explore (01252 240700;) offers the London to Bordeaux, the Basque Country and the Beach tour from £1,600pp, including all rail travel, accommodation and guides. Five departure dates until November 4. Return from Malaga not included.

A Baltic odyssey

This six-country tour begins with Eurostar to Brussels and a connection to Bremen for the first night. After two days exploring Copenhagen , a high-speed train crosses the dramatic  Øresund Bridge, featured in Scandi Noir series, to reach Stockholm. A day is spent in the Swedish capital, built over 14 islands, before a flight to Riga and its architectural delights: an historic centre with 13th-century Lutheran cathedral and Art Nouveau buildings, and such modern gems as the national library, shaped like a mountain and known as the ‘Castle of Light’.

A coach along the Gulf of Riga takes you on to the Estonian capital of Tallinn for another two nights. Its lower town is one of the best-preserved medieval districts in Europe, and the city’s vibrant cafés add to the pleasure of exploring the cobbled streets on foot. A network of hidden tunnels built under Swedish rule during the 17th century is one of the city’s more unusual attractions.

A ferry is taken to Helsinki for two days exploring the Finnish capital and archipelago: among the sights are the planned city square surrounded by the cathedral, government palace and university, a rock church hewn out of solid stone, a World Heritage Site fortress on an island and many fine Art Nouveau-influenced buildings.

Return to London is either by plane from Helsinki or by a three-day train and ferry journey, taking an overnight ferry across the Baltic Sea to Travemünde for Lübeck, coach to Hamburg and a train to Cologne for the night and back to London via Brussels.

Great Rail Journeys (01904 734152) offers the 16-day Highlights of the Baltics & Scandinavia tour from £3,195pp, including all rail, ferry, air and coach travel, luggage transfers, accommodation and most dinners. Numerous departures into 2025.

A walking break

The base hotel in the thermal town of Gréoux-les-Bains in reached from London by Eurostar and TGV. The hotel is a member of the Châteaux Demeures de Tradition and the Relais du Silence groups and prides itself on sourcing ingredients from producers within a 20km radius.

Over the next six days, guided walks ranging from 4 to 9.5 miles and mostly reached by coach explore the countryside that has inspired many painters. They take in wooded limestone plateau, ancient abbeys, botanic gardens, remote pilgrimage chapels, Roman roads, old canals and numerous picturesque villages.

An easier or harder option is offered for each day and there is a free day for relaxation or further suggested walks.

HF Holidays (020 3974 8865) offers the seven-night A Week in Provence tour from £1,999pp, including all rail and coach travel and half-board accommodation in a four-star hotel. Various departures to September 21.

River deep, mountain high

This nine-day tour encompasses two of the finest railway journeys in ­ Germany : along the Rhine and through the Harz Mountains. 

Travelling out by Eurostar and the high-speed ICE train, via a night in Cologne, this tour reaches Wernigerode, a base for four nights and the headquarters of the ­network of historic narrow-gauge ­railways. A highlight is the summit of the Brocken, which became a tourist destination after Goethe set a scene in Faust on the mountain. 

The locomotives make a thunderous ascent of the steep grad­ients – stand on one of the open-balcony coaches to take in the scent of pine resin as the line threads through forest. A journey on the Selketal line from Alexisbad to Gernrode is followed by an afternoon in Quedlinburg, a Unesco world heritage site for its 1,500 timber-­framed houses. 

The final four nights are spent in ­Assmannhausen on the Rhine with a cruise along the river. The day at leisure could be spent on a visit to a winery or exploring some of the other scenic lines in the region, such as Koblenz to ­Giessen along the River Lahn. 

Great Rail Journeys (01904 734152) offers the Harz Mountains and Rhine Gorge tour from £1,695pp, including all rail and coach travel, and all accommodation. Multiple departure dates until October 6.

Peaks and passes

The Glacier Express is one of Europe’s finest railway journeys for its stupendous scenery and the quality of the train, with its panoramic windows and audio commentary. 

A Eurostar and TGV whisk you to Strasbourg for the first night before moving on by train to the prettily sited village of Tiefencastel for six nights. 

The journeys over the next few days include the equally spectacular Bernina Express, over the highest rail crossing of the Alps at Ospizio Bernina at 2,253m (7,329ft) and the railway to the ski resort of Arosa, where there is plenty of time to explore Lake Obersee and Chur, ­Switzerland’s oldest town. 

You can also visit Bergun to see the museum telling the remarkable story behind this rare world heritage site railway or drop in at the restored art nouveau hotel, Kurhaus Bergun. On free days use the Swiss Travel Card for a 50 per cent reduction in fares. The return to ­London is via a night in Basel.

Rail Discoveries (01904 734939) offers the eight-day Glacier Express All Inclusive from £1,699, including all rail and coach travel, half-board accommodation, wine and beer and a Swiss Travel Card. Multiple departure dates until October 7.

En-suite luxury

For those who don’t fancy waddling down the corridor of a sleeper train at 2am in search of the bathroom, then the Danube Express Golden Eagle may be for you. The smart en-suite cabins accommodate a total of just 50 passengers; there are comfortable sofas in the lounge car, and meals in the restaurant car are served in a single sitting. 

And, of course, touring this way means you return to the same cabin every night rather than constantly packing and unpacking for hotels. Among the itineraries spanning 10 central and eastern European countries, Castles of Transylvania begins in Istanbul’s historic Pera Palace Hotel (ask to see the room used by Agatha Christie), with a tour of the city’s highlights.

From here, the seven-day tour includes the medieval castle in Bulgaria’s ancient capital at Veliko Tarnovo; the 19th-century Peles Castle in Sinaia, Romania, and Bran Castle in Brasov, forever linked with Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Budapest , Hungary’s timeless capital, is the final flourish.  

Golden Eagle Luxury Trains (0161 928 9410) offers the seven-day Castles of Transylvania tour from £8,895, including excursions, tips, ensuite on board and five-star pre- and post-tour accommodation. Departs May 10 and October 20. Excludes flights.

The article was first published in April 2023, and has been revised and updated.

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Lyon finish off PSG to set up Women’s Champions League final with Barcelona

Lyon reached their 11th Women’s Champions League final and will hope to win a ninth European Cup in Bilbao after holding off Paris Saint-Germain by winning 2-1 at the Parc des Princes to complete a 5-3 aggregate win over their fellow French team. Melchie Dumournay’s late goal confirmed progress to the Basque capital after PSG had been held at arm’s length for most of the second leg.

After defending champions Barcelona broke Chelsea hearts in Emma Hayes’ final season, the club coached by Sonia Bompastor, widely linked with the vacant Chelsea vacancy, held off PSG with a combination of sharp finishing and steady defending.

After overturning a 2-0 deficit in the first leg to win 3-2, Lyon took an even fuller control of the semi-final with Selma Bacha scoring after three minutes, the full-back catching PSG keeper Constance Picaud unawares and drilling a low shot into the bottom right corner.

The home team pushed hard in the first half, with Sakina Karchaoui and Tabita Chawinga creating problems down Lyon’s left flank. It was from that territory that PSG’s equaliser came, when Dumournay lost the ball in midfield and Chawinga drove forward, picked up the ball outside the box and lashed a left-footed effort across the goal and in at the far post.

If PSG smelled the chance for a first ever win over their French rivals, who they trail in the domestic table, it was Lyon who dominated the chances in the second half, with Picaud kept busy and Lindsey Horan, the American, twice hitting the side-netting. Lyon meanwhile, with Bacha outstanding alongside Wendy Renard, a veteran of all 11 Champions League wins, in their defence.

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The tie was killed off by Dumornay finally slotting home the match-winner in the 81st minute, a goal assisted by sub Vicki Becho’s neat pass after the scorer had set up the attack with an interception in midfield. That set up a repeat of the 2019 and 2022 finals, both of which saw Lyon beat Barcelona.

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PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappé’s relationship with Paris Saint-Germain started with great fanfare but is ending amid ongoing tensions and without a Champions League trophy.

Mbappé joined as a teenage phenom from Monaco in 2017 in a deal worth 180 million euros ($194 million). On Sunday, the 25-year-old superstar played his last home game for PSG and scored in a 3-1 loss to Toulouse.

He was loudly jeered by sections of the crowd at Parc des Princes when his name was announced — two days after finally making it official he is leaving — though Mbappé got a warmer welcome from other PSG fans.

As the soccer world discussed his imminent departure on Friday, French champion PSG did not comment on the matter.

The late-evening announcement by Mbappé may have taken PSG by surprise since it was in a video posted on X , and not through the club’s communication department.

Between then and the Sunday night kickoff, there were more than 20 posts on PSG’s official feed on X.

Those included an exclusive look at next season’s home strip, an item on a betting site, a clip of PSG’s women’s team reaching the French Cup final, and kickoff times for the match in different parts of the world — but nothing on Mbappé.

No tribute was paid to him by the club during Sunday’s game, either, albeit not the last match of the season.

It was left to the ultra supporters from the CUP, or Paris Ultras Collective, to honor him with a banner and a giant tifo in his image.

The fracture between the cash-rich Qatari-owned club and its 256-goal record scorer appears to run deep.

Here’s a look at how relations deteriorated.

NEW CONTRACT

PSG may be feeling let down by Mbappé after offering him the most lucrative contract in the club’s history when he signed a new contract in 2022 .

But Mbappé was frustrated because he felt promises to sign key players — notably a top-class center forward like Robert Lewandowski so he could play in his favored position wide left — were not kept.

When he signed the new deal, he was paraded in front of fans holding up a jersey with 2025 on it. Mbappé was reportedly annoyed about this, because the contract was until 2024 with the option for an extra year.

OFFER DECLINED

Mbappé stunned PSG in June last year by informing the club he would not take the option for an extra year. With his contract effectively into its final year, it put PSG in the position of needing to sell Mbappé to avoid losing him for free when the contract expired.

PSG insisted he would be sold but Mbappé wanted to see out the final year, so the club flexed its muscle by leaving him out of the pre-season tour to Japan in late July.

Al-Hilal came in with a world record $332 million bid, but Mbappé was not interested and reportedly refused to meet with representatives from the Saudi club in Paris.

FALLOUT AND TENSIONS

After being left out of the preseason tour, Mbappé posted a photo of himself online after training with some fringe players, stopping to sign autographs outside the club’s training complex.

The standoff continued when Mbappé was dropped for this season’s opening league game, watching from the stands as PSG drew 0-0.

With Lionel Messi gone and Neymar on his way to join Saudi club Al-Hilal , PSG coach Luis Enrique simply could not afford to keep overlooking Mbappé. He returned in the next league game and scored a penalty .

TIME TO LEAVE

Relations appeared to be repaired for a while, but they took another turn for the worse when Mbappé informed club president Nasser Al Khelaifi in mid-February that he was leaving, although he did not go public until Friday.

In between times, Mbappé’s relationship with Enrique — knowing his best player would be leaving — reportedly became more tense.

Enrique showed his authority in recent weeks by either putting Mbappé on the bench or taking him off during important games.

LOWER STATUS

Mbappé’s near-untouchable status at PSG was suddenly in question.

When Enrique replaced him midway through the second half against bitter rival Marseille on March 31, a surprised Mbappé appeared to mutter something negative as he walked off.

Enrique said he was rotating Mbappé to keep him fresher for the bigger games. They jumped into each other’s arms after PSG knocked Barcelona out of the Champions League quarterfinals, with Mbappé scoring twice in the second leg.

But resting Mbappé made no difference in the semifinals against Borussia Dortmund, with Mbappé failing to score as PSG lost both games 1-0.

Once again, PSG fell short in European soccer’s elite club competition.

Mbappé’s last PSG match will be on May 25 in the French Cup final against Lyon.

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