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PSG coach Kombouare comes out fighting

The latest defeat, a 2-0 loss at Salzburg in the Europa League on Thursday, means even victory against Athletic Bilbao in the final round of matches may not be enough to see them advance to the knockout stage of the tournament.

Before Thursday's setback, they Qatari-backed side slumped to consecutive defeats in Ligue 1, including a 3-0 loss to bitter rivals Olympique Marseille, to slip from first to second in the standings.

"We're still building [the team], and you don't build a team in four months," Kombouare was quoted as saying by sports daily L'Equipe on Friday.

"We have to be able to react," he said. "I am a fighter and I want to fight. My future? Ask the club's officials."

"Antoine Kombouare is the PSG coach. I have always been behind him, he has my total support," he told L'Equipe.

"Me, [as] coach? No comment," he added.