PSG chief Leonardo was tightlipped on coach Mauricio Pochettino's future after their Champions League elimination.

Having won the first leg 1-0, PSG were cruising at Real Madrid when Kylian Mbappe put them 2-0 up on aggregate.

But the runaway French league leaders were left stunned when Karim Benzema pulled one back just after the hour mark before netting twice more in the next 17 minutes to complete his hat-trick, turn the tie on its head and dump out Pochettino's men.

Pochettino continues to be linked with Manchester United.

Although he backed the Argentine publicly, Leonardo didn't endorse him to remain in charge at least for the long term.

"We shouldn't throw everything in the bin. We shouldn't start from scratch after every loss," Leonardo told RMC Sport.

"The objective is to win the Champions League, and until half time we were fine. We have to look to improve this team and maintain morale to play in Ligue 1 and to finish the season well.

"We should stay together. Pochettino is still part of the project for this season. It's not the time to think about that."